The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-09 00:00:00

m;•:C - 'ITY _NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The demand for discount accommodation is rather quieter, and the expectation of a decline in the rate of discount induces many parties to delay the ne gotiation of the bills until after Thursday next. It is presumed that an extensive falling off has taken place in the "other securities" owing to a large num ber of bills which have lately arrived at maturity,and the comparatively few applications now made to the Bank authorities as superior facilities are offered elsewhere. Besides the improvement which is supposed to have occurred in this respect, there has been an extraordinary influx of gold, which must have increased the bullion to an important extent. These circumstances have led to the impression that the decline of 1 per cent. will take place in the minimum on Thursday. At the Public sales of indigo, which commenced yesterday, being the second for the present year, there was only a limited attendance of buyers, and the chief demand was for the medium and shipping qualities of Bengal, which realised an advance of about 3d. per lb. on the rates previously current; low and inferior descriptions were inactive, and were chiefly bought in. Madras qualities met with more support, and brought previous values. At this sale 663 chests were sold and 361 withdrawn. Rather less activity was exhibited in the Liver pool Cotton Market, yesterday, but prices were un altered. The sales were 7,000 bales. In the Rail way Share Market business was quiet, and quota tions were steady. In the Foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, no change of importance was apparent. The steamer Tyne, which leaves to-day for the Brazils, will take out £131,500, viz„ £114,150 in gold, and £17,35g in silver. About £220,000 in gold was received at the Bank yesterday. The Market for Public Securities is in rather an unsettled state. A decided improvement took place yesterday afternoon, but it has not been fully maintained, the dealings to-day having led to a partial reaction. Consols are now quoted 951 for money, and 958 for June. The New Three per Cents, and the Reduced are firmer at 932 ; India Stock has improved to 2211 ; ditto New remains at 1061 a ; and the Debentures are flatter at 96Z,- 97; Exchequer Bills are 4s. to 7s. prem. A very moderate business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices are rather depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 77 to 771; ditto New, 61 to 611 Russian 41 per Cents. have receded to 971 ; ditto 3 per Cents., to 651 1 ; Mexican, to 21! ; and Portu guese, to 45: ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. remain at 86 1 1 ; ; and the Deferred are firm at 25; Belgian 4 1 per Cents, have d ec li ne d t o 96 . 2 The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 3 prem.; the Universal ditto, 1 prem. The shares of the London and South African Bank are 1 prom: The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, and, with one or two exceptions, prices have shown more firmness. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, have ad- vanced 55.; North Western, 10s.; and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, £l. Eastern Counties and London and BlackNvall declined 55., and Great Western 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the variations have been unimportant--Lombardo- Venetian are flat at 121 ; East Indian firm at 1021 1021 ; Great Indian Peninsula at 1001 ; Grand I Trunk of Canada at 34. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are S i in good demand. London and Westminster have advanced to 60-3- ; Provincial of Ireland to 84 85, st and Union of London are s t ea d y a t 25 ; Penin- Bala and Oriental Steam are 80; Royal Mail Steam st, 60, and Crystal Palace 321: BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. rper Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 31 It 3 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 185 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO — Ditto Bonds under £l,OOO Consols for Account (Gth June) India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Account (6th June) Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d ~i th, £5OO 7 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 9ll 1 i Ditto Scrip, 1860 i p Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ceut. — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 25 Mexican 3 per Cent., Account Peruvian 41 per Cent. Account 924 Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto AcCount Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 . 45 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 108 Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 6sk i Spanish 3 per Cent. Account Ditto New Deferred 3 per Cent Account 371 Turkish 6 per Cent .• Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f 9O Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 6 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto June Account STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS, May B.—The woollen cloth-markets to day have been of an ordinary character. There was not a very large attendance of buyers, and they purchased but small and select parcels of goods. It is evident that merchants do not find a very ready sale for their recently purchased spring stocks, and hence they are buying. Prices are generally firm, the cost of wool and the recent advance of £4 per tun duty imposed upon olive oil by the Neapolitan Government, coupled with the probability that the disturbances occurring in India will tend to raise the price of indigo at home, causing manufacturers to ask more rather than less for their goods. MANCHESTER, May B.—Cotton Goods.—There is not much business in yarns. Buyers for the Medi terranean market and for Germans have operated to a limited extent. Some little business has also been done for the home trade, but the India people have not done much, partly owing to 'spinners, who are full of orders, asking rather high rates. In cloths there is no change to notice ; the market is without, animation, but prices are firm. A fair busi ness is springing up from day to day in mist de partments of the trade, which has a tendency to keep prices firm, and the engagements of manufac turers are extensive. The uneasy feeling manifest ing itself from time to time among the operatives is exciting continual apprehension, threats of strikes being a matter of almost daily occurrence., A firm in the neighbourhood of Manchester received a docu ment; from the strippers and grinders (a class of un skilled labourers) in their mill, which said, " We de mand an increase in our wages to 18s. per week." The firm in question, being bound by contracts for some time forward, had no option but to give the advance, which of course was done. The same class of operatives in the same mill, only seven years ago, were paid 1 ls. per day. ROCHDALE, May 7.—The wool market has not been very active to-day. Prices, however, are steady, and in the aggregate there has been a little more done than last week. The farmers are ask ing, it is said, a higher price for the new clip, and there appears little probability of the range of prices being lower than those now current. The flannel manufacturers are mostly well employed ; but, as usual at this period of the year, the market for prod uc t s h as b een rat h er qu i et, and not many buyers were present. Orders are not freely ac cepted at late prices, as the price of wool and of Tabour necessitate, manufacturers say, some ad- Tance. THE PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Page is about et par, and the short exchange on London is 25.12 k per LI sterling. On comparing th ese ra t e s w ith the English Mi n t par, £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4211 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13 gi per LI sterling. Standard gold at the EngAish ;Mint price is therefore nearly 1-10th per cant. dearer in London than in Hamburg. 'The course :of exchange at New York on London for bills at GO days' sight is about 109 h per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par betw een th e t wo coun t r i es, chows that the exchange is against England. But, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves no profit on the trans mission of gold between the two countries. The large sum of £220,000 in gold, nearly all Australian, and partly ex the Great Britain, was sent into the Bonk yesterday. In the absence of demand for the continent, some further amount will proba'ely be taken there. The £64,000 by the Persia consisted of gold and Mexican dollars; tin former remains hen ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Closing I Businest Share , R?ilways, I Paid. ( l Price. I Done. i 12.10 ' Amberg.,Notting., Bost! and Eastern Junction. 10 64 61 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bit, Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 84 stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 70 72 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co all 61 74 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen &Cardigan 9 50 Cork and Bandon all 50 I ork, Itlrock., &Passage all 20 Cornwall 10 Do A IA- gets no div t a ll _ 15 10 Do until 6pc perin a ll hasbeen pd. toB 50 Dublin A,: Belfast June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 8 81 stock (East Anglian lOO 174 18 171 stock Eastern ! Counties ..... stock Eastern Union, Astock 100 37 39 stock Do do B do 100 26 28 25 Do NW A. late EU3ds B4 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 74 80 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1• 0 32 324 32 4 10 Forth 2 Clyde Junction, all stock F urness I stock Glasg. and S. Western j 100 99 101 994 10 Great tithe. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 116 117 stock Do do A stock 1 100 11.8 120 119 184 stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. & IV. of Ireland 100 113 114 1135 145 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gals. stock 1 00 60 65 12 Irish South-eastern stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1055 1051 1051 5 stock ,London and Blackwall 100 70 71 71 705 stock ILon., Bright.. &S Coast 100 114 115 1144 25 ;Loud., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 12 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 102 10244 0 21 55 2 124 Do eighths stock Lond. CL Sth. Western lOO 925 935 925 35 25 L'derry & Coleraine 2 5 L'derry & 'Enniskillen all 104 114 424 43 4 3 2i i tool: Man. Shef. 4 - ,• Lin ,- oln lOO 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 1 2 4 Do do 5 shares.... all 1;:' Metropolitan 10) 1171 1181 1185 174 1 lock Iridland tock Di Pinning. & Derby 10) 94 96 (0 Mid. G`.W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares 25 Mid Kent .... .... ••• • • • all 10 Do, Cray Line ...:.: all ....... 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 25 New., Aber. & Herefd :01 10 1 111 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all :ock Norfolk.... ........... 100 54 56 60 N. hn. Counties Union.. 31 3 4 3 d ock North British lOO 62 624 62 5 . ock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc, 100 ock D, A stk ; A secs no d. until 6pchas teenpd.B 100 ock Do B stock ...•.... .1 100 ock Nth. Eastern—Berwick) 100 961 075 97 6 5 7 5 i 25 Do do . G.N.E. purchase,l6l34 11 5 d ock Do Leeds ............. 100 501 1 5 ock Do York • 100 804 81 805 1 1 805 Dot North London 10 North Staffordshire 174 31 34d 131 14 10 N. and S. W. Junction )c)ckloxf. Wor. & Wolverptn tali 45 47 46.1 5 5 l 0 IFeebles ?0 Portsmouth — all 14 16 10 Rhymney all — )ck ,Scottish Central )ck (Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 115 117 100 36 364 381 ;ck IDo Scot. Mid. stock lOO 88 90 ,ck (Shropshire Union lOO 48 CO 0 ;Satin° bourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d , ck South Devon ck. !South Eastern .......• 190 87 871 8 7 5 i 1 1 ck 'South Wales ck S. York. and River Dun 10 0 77 80 0 'Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 5 Stockton & Darlington all , 394 41- 5 I Do do 9 85 05p - (Stockton & Hartlepool 165 ck 'Taff Vale A: ! Do Pref. No 1 lOO 5 ;TliamesHaveni k&R a il 22 . _ Ulster • • all 5 ( 54. 565 i Do .......... ...... .l 0 Do •• • 15 I d 1p.., _...„. !k." iVflle of Neath I jVictoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 •I; 111 - Mefferd & Kilkenny 100 1 ;Waterford & Limerick all I 'West C •rnwall • 'West London all • Do 14 class Do 2nd class 1 (Worcester A: Hereford , 111 24 11d stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 stock stock stock stock ste,ck stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock 121 `=~~ .- MONEY MA SIIA.RB M. 'HIS DAY.) PREFERENCE SHARES Railways. Closing Business 1 1 P aid. Price. Done. Share - 25 BP the and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O all €stk Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 95 98 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Calerlon £lO, 4/ per cent 103 101 103 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all n 1 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. ' stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 100 102 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 110 114 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 110 115 stock lE. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 1111 stock IDo. do No. 2 100 108 110 stook 'Do. New G per ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar lOO stock Edin.&Glas. Sp.c. shares 100 110 112 stock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 751 76+ stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.e. 1(0 118 120 stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 117 119 stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 110 112 stack Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 8 ) 85 8 7 10 Gt. NO. of Scotid. Ist pf. all sleek Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref 1 103 97 99 50 !Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. sp. ct — stock Do. Redeemable,4l p.a lOO 98 100 99 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct lOO 133 90 stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 91 1 901 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 102 103 1021 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, all 91 104 10 (it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sb. all 17 18 10 Do do sp. ct. pref all 10 101 stock Do Birmg•.guar. stock lOO 74 76 254 Do. Chester gua. shares all 194 20 134 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York Gp. c. stock lOO 138 140 stock Do.BarnslstEs 3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock 1,c0n.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.i 100 116 118 stock Do. sp. c No. 2 100 116 118 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 116 118 stock Do. do. 4+ per cell'. 100 101 103 1011 2/ 5 Do. do. 44 p. c. shares 2l stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 154 157 stock Do. Op.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 132 136 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.deftil '65) 103 68 70 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover all 21 22 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. 100 115 117 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p• ct. stock 100 1521 1574 121 Londondy. & Cole. sh. all 12+ Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. all 12 121 stock Man. Sb. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 125 127 6 Do. £(3 stoec Do. 37; per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per c , nt 5 4 I p 124 Marycort & Car., 4p. c all 121 Do. 41 per cent all stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c lOO 139 141 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 10.3, 1021 8 Do. with opti on till 1860 3 4 1 4 P 4 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 94 96 lo Newport,Aber.&c.pref. 5- /all 9 7 10. p.c.redeem.at 5 p.c.pm. 1, 10 Do. Perpet. 6p. c. with option till 1866 12 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is 9 p 12+ Do. do. 2d is 2l p stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 5+ p. c. Prof: do. 1847 100 stock Do.s"Way.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. C. stock Do. New, gnu. sp. c lOO 101 Do. Bor. tin. g. pf. shs 1 1 1p 3 1 10 ( Do. do. do. all -- stock Ntli.Dev.Pail. & Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 97 98 974 17 Do. do. do ' 13.4. 1 f d 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, IT. &S. Purch lO 1 d 8 p 20 North Staffordshire all 22/ 231 stock Ox.Wr.Wol. 6p. c. Ist g lOO 124 126 12411 54 stock Do. Redeem. 2d gua lOO stock Do. Irredeein. 2d gnu._ 100 119 121 119 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all 84 Scottish Central. new pf all stock Scottish North-Eastern 3/ p. c. pref. stock lOO 73 75 stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c lOO stock Do. 7p. c. pref stock 100 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 101 10 Do. Fixed 4+ per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 4+ per cent lOO 101 103 stock Do. Fixed /p.c. Ist is lOO 101 103 stock :-'out It Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO 89 91 stock Do. 4/ per cent ... 100 99 101 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 8/ 88 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.. all 28 29 25 Do. 11 6 per cent all 321 331 25 • Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 stock Watrfd & ilkny, 6p. c lOO 50 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways, Leasini Paid.r Co.'s. Closing Business Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire .... 100 In & N.W 97 99 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 5ll 511 Do. do. 5i per cent. 100 Co. 125 127 1261 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. ll3 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 105 - Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C, 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g,r.6 p.c. 100 Gt North. 139 141 _E.Union,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 41 4i 41 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonin - Do. New ... ...... 160 Do. I H I Du a r l ol t . l a i iloo Shares l D Selbyc: I . : 1 ,: a : i : 1. .. allaal Do.IY k k .. N N : & m ß d . r Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. CSharalr.egsu.a...s l ' lllo 1:12 p.c. 100 1 i 1 D ..n..W 207 210 L a D n o c . . Lt * London & Greenwich 100 S. East. 163 65 Do. Preference ..... 100 Do. , Lon.,Tilby.& Soute n d . 100 iPeto & C0. ,115 91 1 97 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.c!".l 100 , Norfolk Do. 6 per cent.. :. 10 0 IDo. Manc.,Buxtn. & Mark. all I L NW&M 21 3/ Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ... .. .... 100 (Midland 95 97 961 Newmarkt„BuryEx I r. , „ ... ~. o o. u .r..couti ts I I p guaranteed 5 p. c. I Northn.l.;Eastn. 5 p.c., all D 0..... . 66 58 1 561 Do. do. 6 per cent ....; alp D 0....... _ _ 1 Do. Fixed 5 per cent.l all Do. North Western I all Midland 141 15 &NW) Preston and Wyre. 11 L 1 all & L. y k. 3—— 45 Do, 1 Stares A. all- Do. - -- 't Roystn.lli tell., &Shep, 100 (i ...North . 1 135 133 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 102 104 Do. Do. 1 1 South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. 101 11 Wilts and Somerset..' 100 Gt. West. 9 • 94 Wimbledon& Croydn.' all L.& Brgtn 71 4 DOCKS. . . Share Docks. I Paid. Closing Price. sto , k Commercial stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min stock East and West Indies 100 100 100 stock London - iiiii stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria 30 Do. New,.. I 2 Business Done. 120 i 1 68 i i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1860. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence, Bom. ,Barod a ct. Cent Ind 1 Gu. 5 psr Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. Ct. Ms. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta. & S. E a s tn . (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. G p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 y. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. 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. 1872 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ~ Do. Bonds pay. '7G, with spt, till 'GO Do. do. '73 till '6O 'Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras, guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 4.1 p. c. Extension Do. FOurth .. „ Do. da „ 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. c. Newßrunswick & Canda By.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Clare A Capital Share Do. do. Laud d 0........ Do. do. B Capii al do. .. Do. do. Land do. „.. Oude (Limited) .„. „ „ { Scinde ........ _ i 4; Do. Pnnjaub .... ce 51 Do. Da. ........ `::;1 c? Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,.: S t. A ndrews &, Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. CENTRAL cieL (THIS DAY) SP O. Paid, all 100 134 all all all 100 100 100 1. 3 0. Closing Business done Price. 84 86' 97i 97f Id fd 41 51(.1 61 75 80 70 75 68 73 par p d 1 d id 1 d 1011 1(111 par I p par 1 991 1001 101 102 21 22 33 34 92 93 67 69 83 85 6) 71 60 71 991 .1001 Id id 11 101 131 13! 711 6, d 98 103 98 100 98 100 92 94 87 89 98} 99j 91 93 d 5 7 5 7 [OO 1001 ld d 91 95 i Rd ,WAYS. 44 41 id 1 3 3 1 p' 21- 21 11 5} 5(1l 23i 211 61 7i 81 81 191 191 39 394 - s - 9 P 344- 35 52 54 11 1V 13 15 51 Ss. 8 d 20 21 hi 91 9,1 22 23 OLD COURT. (Before Baron Channell and Justice Keating. THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. HATCH. Maria Eugenia Plummer, aged 11, surrendered to an indictment charging her with wilful and corrupt perjury committed by her on the trial of the Rev. Henry John Hatch, who was convicted of an indecent assault and sen tenced to four years' imprisonment, which ha was now undergoing in Newgate. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Gordon Allen, and Mr Giffard appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Cooper were for the defence. Mr. Edwin James, in opening the case for the prosecu tion, detailed the whole of the facts of the case, with which the public are well acquainted, and stated that the present proceedings had been instituted because no steps, ac cording to the present state of the law, could be taken for a new trial en the facts. The only remedy left was to ap peal to her Majesty through the Secretary of State, there being no power to re-open the case, or to hear the Rev. Mr. Hatch on oath. An appeal to her Majesty having failed, it became absolutely necessary for Mr. Hatch to institute proceedings which would relieve him from the serious penalty and shame which had attached to him. Mr. Hatch utterly denied the whole of the statements the girl made at the trial. The learned gentleman then proceeded to particularize the charges made against his client, and which he said he should be able to show were utterly and totally false. The first charge was that, on the evening of Aug. 11, 1859, the date at which she first ar rived at Mr. Hatch's house he put her hand in his trousers pocket in which there was a hole, and placed her hand upon his person. The second charge was that on the occa sion of a party being given at Mr. Hatch's house, on Aug. 18, he went upstairs, and having taken his adopted child, Lucy, on one knee, and the defendant on the other, ke then again exposed himself. The third charge was that the doors in the passage leading to her room and Mr. Hatch's were kept unlocked. The fourth was that on the second night after the child's arrival he went with her into her bed-room, and then again indecently assaulted her. The fifth was that Mr. Hatch took her (defendant) every morning into his own room, in which Mrs. Hatch was, and there committed assaults of the most disgusting character. • These were substantially sworn to by the defendant, and every one of which he would prove was untrue, and that the whole story was a cunningly devised scheme against Mr. Hatch. The child was brought to Mr. Hatch's house on the 11th of August, when the alleged assaults were com menced; but on the 25th August Mrs. Plummer came to Mr; Hatch to make arrangements for leaving another child, and, during the whole of the time her mother was there, the defendant never said one word about the assaults. Mrs. Plummer remained in town for some time, and again went to the house, but still no mention was made of the alleged disgusting conduct of Mr. Hatch. The learned gentleman made an eloquent appeal on behalf of his client, whose whole prospects in life, he said, depended on the verdict that was returned in this case. The formal depositions having been read over, Mr. Harker, the chief crier of the court, having been sworn, said he was in court when Mr. Hatch was convicted. Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee—No witnesses were calla for the defence —none of the servants of Mr. Hatch were called on that occasion. Some reverend gentlemen were amongst those who gave Mr. Hatch a character of honour and integrity. The short-hand writers' notes, taken at .the trial, of the evidence of the defendant, Eugenia Plummer, having been read at length, The Rev. J. W. Hatch was then called, and examined by Mr. Gordon Allen ;he said—l am at present a prisoner in Newgate, upon a conviction for an indecent assault upon Eugenia Plummer. lam 42 years of age. I was educated at Eaton. In 1837 I went to Cambridge University. I there completed my studies. I was ordained by the Bishop of Lichfield. I was appointed to the incumbency of Chapel Norton by the same bishop. I remained there until I was appointed to Wandsworth House of Correction in 1851. The plans of the house and garden were then put in, and, on being sworn to be ace''i ate by Mr. Pereira, Mr. Sergeant Shee asked several questions with respect to the distances and the existence of certain shrubberies. Mr. Pereira said the distance from the drawing-room window to the end of the kitchen garden was about 108 feet. There was also a kind of belt of tall shrubs in the garden, some six, seven, and eight feet high. The present plans were made in February. lie did not, while engaged in making the drawing, pay particular attention to the state of the leaves on the trees, and therefore could not speak as to whether they would interfere in any way with a clear view of the whole of the garden. By Mr. Edwin James—The drawing-room window commands a full view of the garden as far as the clumps of trees are concerned, Examination of Mr. Hatch proceeded with—ln 1856 a medical officer died in the Crimea and left a child. I was induced to adopt that child. Her name was Lucy Harriet, and she then assumed the name of Hatch. Sho was four years of age when I first adopted her. She was now about eight years of age. Sloe came to Wandsworth in 1856, where she has remained ever since. In 1859 I wished to take some boarders, and I advertised to that effect, and had an answer from Mr. and Mrs. Plummer, stating that they wished to place their children out. Mr. Plummer carne about the end of Ju'y, and after talking the mat ter over the children came shortly after. In consequence of that ar rangement I engaged the services of a lady named Howe as governess. My household consisted of my wife, her mother, two French ladies named Gratten, and two servants, Reeves and Farmer. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Plummer coming to Wands worth on the 11th of August. They brought the defendant Eugenia with them. They came about 11 in the morning. Mrs. Plummer went with Mrs. Hatch to see the rooms in which the children were to sleep. Mrs Plummer fixed upon the children's ba-room. It was the dressing-room of my own bed-room. Mrs. Plummer wished the doors to be taken off the hinges, as she wished the children to have plenty of fresh air. I promised that should be done. Mrs. Plummer had some brandy and water at our house. Mr. and Mrs. Plummer and the child dined with us that day. Mrs. Plummer at the dinner table told me she should take her child to bed petted. She said the child had been in the habit of going into Mr. Brighton's (a former school) bed, and she hoped we would do the same. We promised to do so. I never said to Mrs. Plummer that Lucy was accustomed to come into our bed. They remained with us until about seven c'clock in the evening. I and the family accom panied Mr. and Mrs. Plummer to a cab that was waiting for them. ,The case was proceeding when we went to press.] NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) CHARGE Or CONSPIRACY. The trial of Edward D. Wcltzenstein, Eliza Weltzen stein, Hermann Frick, and Madeleine Jourdan, was re sumed this morning. The prisoners were indicted for conspiring together to obtain £3OO from Joseph Stohwasser, a foreigner, carrying on business in Conduit-street, Regent-street. There was also another indictment against the prisoners, in which they were charged with conspiring to impede the course of justice, by giving false evidence in the Court of Queen's Bench, in which Stehwasser was defendant. ;This case had not concluded when we went to press.] THIS DAY'S MARKETS'. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in our znarket il io-day was again limited ; nevertheless, the demand for both red and white qualities ruled very inactive at fully Is. per qr. beneath last week's currency. The general condition of the samples was good. Good and useful foreign wheats were held at extreme rates, but the business done in them was very moderate. All other kinds were a dull inquiry. Floating cargoes sup ported previous rates, but the inquiry for them was some. what heavy. The inquiry for malting barley wis somewhat restricted, but grinding and distilling sorts were firm in price. Most kinds of malt changed hands slowly at late quotations. We have to report a slow inquiry for oats on former Both beans and peas ruled steady in price, but flour commanded very little attention. ;01'MS Irish►.. Foreign ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 'Melt. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 8301 240 2,820 —1 1,0 9 0 90 .. 4,280 120 12,140 200 sacks. brls. BOROUGH HOP. There is rather more business doing in our market, and prices generally are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the de mand, generally, is steady as follows : ; mutton, 3s 4d t o 4 s 8d ; lam ß b, eej s , 2dfrotmo 6a ss 4d; veal, v t e o al 4 , s d Od to 5s Od ; 'p or k, 3 s 10d t o 6s Od per 81bs. THE REV. JAMES BONWELL'S CASE.—In conse quence of the delay which has taken place in bilnging to a termination the legal proceedings against the Rev. James Bonwell, Rector of St. Philip's, Stepney, the rev. gentleman has determined that his case shall not be prejudiced, and much to the amazement of the congregation, he re commenced his ministerial labours at St. Philip's on Sun day last, and preached the morning sermon. NEwGATE.—The following return has just been made from the gaol at Newgate, showing the number of prisoners tried during the year 1859, distinguishing those tried before her Majesty's judges, also those tried before the Recorder and other corporate judges ; also showing the number of prisoners tried for offences committed within the city of London, and those committed within the county of Middlesex, and other districts within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, for the same year :—Number of prisoners tried before her Majesty's judges, 173 ; number of prisoners tried before the Recorder, Common Sergeant, and Commissioners, 966 ; total, 1,139 ; London prisoners, 300; Middlesex prisoners, 839; total, 1,139. DONCASTER, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Those turfites who avoided the Doncaster meeting eau• eised a wise discretion, for the bill of fare was too scanty to appease the most moderate racing appetite. The gathering is an unmitigated failure, the attendance of company being very thin, and the racing of a mere leather-flapping medio crity. Business, too, was bungled through, the officials seeming to think that because the sport was insignificant they had no occasion to exert themselves, much in the same way that an actor who fancies he could and ought to play Hamlet, mumbles through the part of Rosencrantz with the utmost indifference. Although the fields were very small, yet the starter (not Mr. Hibburd, but in pity I suppress his name) was quite incapable of dis charging the very easy duty entrusted to him. For every race with the exception of the handicap the favourite got off with a clear lead. For the Municipal Stakes the horses must have been at the half distance when the flag was dropped. lam alone in my glory in the subscription room, for not a soul has dropped in whilst I am penning those scrambling notes. The attention of the few speculators who assembled on the course was occupied with the events to be decided. As for the Corby I never once heard its name mentioned. 1 have received plenty of communica tions respecting it, however, and a mysterious telegram has just reached me. The messenger came in hot haste and with a rapid stride, which was not, however, too fast. I eagerly opened the envelope, for the excitement which the messenger displayed roused my curiosity. It ran Thus : FROM HEENAN'S CORNER, STRAND, LONDON, TO THE FRESH MAN, DONCASTER. No news. The fight all the go. The battle for the belt is about to be dramatised by a merry Falconer, who is up to trap. It will be called Tim MILL ON THE FLOSS. The rival champions will be personated by Bar-it and Pitch-hard. The former is undergoing his train ing, without his coat, on Waterloo-bridge. One of the seconds has lately had his arm in a gin-sling, and his nose the other night joined partner ship with his cheeks, but this was the result of an accident and not Wright. You may depend that some whine fol lowed the Claret. An enthusiastic Scotchman has done that which his countrymen seldom do, " Gone bock again," after coming hundreds of miles to see the Fight. The power hc intends to effect when he gets bask he says he has learnt from old Tom. One of our prominent characters is a Hero, or rather, I should say, a Leander. He is a rum bird, a RAREY Avis. He is up to anything, from whist ling a sparrow off a tree to taming a horse with whisper. Mr. " Specs," or whatever they call 'cia, is a passive spec tator. One of the lads wished to be present, but he said in dulcet tones, and with an exquisitely soft voice, in imitation of Ethiopian serenaders "0 ugh, 117d-I-combe, shouldlike massa, but should Har r i s 'em, 'cause "Hi s Wif e ' s Ont." A tall, stolid military person, whom you may know, says that the fight is no longer Eadiefying, and says I had better tell you abont the Derby, that being a more Vicarious event than Fighting. So, in brief, I wind up my long message by telling you that, by backing Thoonanby to win, you will be made Merry; by backing The Wizard to be secencl Yogi will gain more than Nichol silver, IPA by investing on High Treason for a place, you will not he like the "melancholy JACQUES," and will not liken me to the fool which was met in the forest. Having read this long and.. somewhat incomprehensible message, 1 composed myself to return to the subject which I started. With the exception of the defeat of Weather bound by Desmond, who was not backed for sixpence, and for whose success his owner was quite unprepared, and at which the spectators were astounded, the proceedings are not likely to be remembered longer than the Donkey Races at Barnet Farm. I will, therefore, briefly express my epinion on the probable result of the races at York, where the prospects of sport, it must be confessed, are not very bright. Both Doncaster and York must abandon experiments ; the former must again import a steeple chase into its programme, and the latter must have its handicaps published earlier. Notwithstand ing her defeat to-day I shall expect to see Weatherbound win the Craven Stakes. Her chance, however, for the Great Northern may be preferred, and for that event I shall couple her with Flitch. Walloon ought to win the Zet land Stakes. Infanta is very fast and ought to have a chance for the linavestuire Plate. It is doubt ful whether either High Treason or Thormanby will run for the Biennial Stakes. Should the former be brought out, I shall be much disappointed if he do not show sufficient merit to deserve promotion in the Derby betting. For the Londesborough Cup I shall stand upon Springwell and Spicebox. Should Grenadier stars for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap, I shall fight under hie banner. The Sout.herns will patronise the Salisbury Meeting, despite the unattractive character of the list. Having no complete programme of the sport before me, I cannot refer to the probabilities. A FRESH MAN. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—TVESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya, with 30 added ; 3 -3'r-olds, Est 12Ib ; four, Bst 71b ; five, Oat ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; cer tain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Mr. Richmond's Stockton, 3 yrs, fist 121 b.... (Snowden) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Ripon, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Singleton's Beethoven, 4 yra, 7st 131b(II. Robertson) 3 lletty and Balnamocn alto ran. Betting—Even on Stockton, 3 to 1 agst Hefty, 4 to 1 agst Ripon. hotly made play for a short distance, attended by Stock ton and Rip.on. At the half distance Iletty was beaten; a very fine race in with the first two, ended in favour of Stockton by a head ; three lengths between the second and third. The Stand Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added ; the second to save his stake. Red House in. Mr. Dixon's Neophyte, 4 years, Nt 41b (Edwards) 1 Mr. S. Jacob's King Edward, 3 yrs, sst 71b.... (Hovey) 2 Mr. Bradahaw's Andy, 3 yrs, 6st (flardcastle) 3 1 imla and Vixen also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Neophyte, sto 2 agst Andy, and 3 to 1 agst Simla. Vixen lost start, and Neophyte took the lead at the dis tance, and won easily by a neck. The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2 yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b; win ne:rs extra ; tha second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes. Hopeful course. 5 furlongs. 50 subs. Lord Stamford's Little Lady, Bst 101 b (inc. 71b extra) 1 Mr. O'Hara's Ivanhoff, Bst 71b (Withington) (Edwards) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lop ca t c h er , B s t 71b (Osborne) 3 The following also ran :—Amain, King of Kent, Polly filly, and North Wold. Betting-2 to 1 agst Little Lady, 3to 1 agst King of Kent, 7 to 2 agst Lopcatcher. They got away at the fourth attempt, Little Lady mak ing all the running, and winning by half a length ; a bad third. The Doncaster Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100 added ; extra weights for win ners ; the second to save his stake. St. Leger Course. 62 subs, 21 of whom paid 3 sovs each. Mr. Byrne's Desmond, 3 yrs, sst 51b (Whitley) 1 Mr. Swindell's Weatherbou n d, 3 yrs, 6st 11b.. (Adams) 2 Mr. Whittaker's First Lord, 3 yrs, E s t lib (Grimskaw) 3 The following also ran :—Shafto, Independence, Adam Bede, Red Eagle, Souvenir, and Eltham Beauty. Betting-5 to 4 agst Weatherbound, 4to 1 agst Indepen dence, 5 to 1 agst First Lord, 100 to 6 each agst Desmond and Souvenir. Desmond got off in front, and soon held a commanding lead ; ho was never headed, and won by half a length ; four lengths between the second and third ; Independence fourth, and Adam Bede fifth, were four or five lengths off. Red Eagle and Eltham Beauty were the last two. The Municipal Stakes of 5 BOYS each, with 25 added. Optional selling weights, the second to save his stake. Half a mile. Mr. Newland's Buttercup, 3 yrs (L4O), 7st 61b Mr. J. Osborne's Gay filly, 3 yrs (£4O), 7st 61b Knayton and Hand-over-Hand also ran. The Londesborough Plate of £5O. Red House in. Mr. Coleman's Amsterdam 1 Mr. 'Whittaker's Black Cloud 2 Six others ran. A slower Spring Meeting was never held at Doncaster. The supply of sport was very meagre, and the muster of spectators, both within and without the Stand, was very scanty. The racing was quite devoid of interest, and the defeat of the favourite by an outsider for the handicap, was the only incident of importance connected with the proceedings. RELIEF TO TILE WINDBOUND.--The Lords of the Admiralty, in answer to an application of Captain Halsted, R.N., secretary to Lloyd's, have notified that they have given directions to her Majesty's ship Euryalus, pro ceeding from Devonport, to give her attention to the neces sities of any ships which may be met with requiring assist ance in consequence of the prevalence of easterly winds. TnE Mc:Rms.—Although the winter has been more or less severe, yet the strong blasts have been of very short duratien. We have not had a great deal of snow ; the high hills are still shrouded in white at the summit, but the moors and valleys have long ago become thoroughly dry and warm. The young birds in this district are thriv ingamaiingly. Our sporting correspondents throughout the Highlands send us very cheering reports regarding the sport of the coming season. The birds are remarkably healthy and lively; indeed, at any similar period of the year we have seldom seen them look so well. Their plum age is bright and sleek, and altogether they give every in dication of being healthy and abundant when the sporting season comes round.— West Highland Journal. CHATHAM AND THE MEDWAY.—When Mr. Chis holm Gooden a few years since drew the attention of the Government to the desperate prospects of Chatham Dock yard, on which such enormous sums had been expended, the only reply vouchsafed was, a notice of the recent im provements as to the extension of the slipways, together with the promise of a letter of thanks from the Lords Com missioners and their then hydrographer ; but after the lapse of half a dozen years, even this poor acknowledgment has as yet been actually withheld. Mr. Gooden's predictions are being rapidly verified. Owing to the shameful neglect 1 of the embankments, he foretold eight years ago that it would soon be impossible to take up a line-of-battle ship to Chatham. On the oth of last November it was accordingly found impossible for the Cressy (80) to proceed thither, and on more than one other occasion vessels of even lighter draught have been compelled to discharge their guns and heavy stores at Sheerness to enable them to proceed up the Medway.—Hans Bush's Navies of the World. It is complained in the wine trade that excessive charges are now incurred in drawing samples of wine in bond. No more than three gills are allowed for each sam ple, and for these 6d. duty is charged. There are 32 gills to the gallon, and the duty so charged is equivalent; there fore, to ss. 4d. per gallon, while the duty fixed on all wines at present is 3s. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. Ii IPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THis DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Anstruther Union Harbour Bill, and the Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerbie Junction Bill, were read a second time. Lord NAAS brought up the special report of the com mittee on group L, to the effect there were strong grounds for believing that Thomas Welsh was guilty of corrupt and wilful perjury in giving his evidence upon the Moy Navigation Bill, and on the motion of the noble lord the minutes of the evidence were ordered to be laid on the table. PEIRS AND HARBOURS BILL. On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned de bate on the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. LINDSAY said that he bad been induced by his hon. friend the member for St. Ives (Mr. Paull), to place his name on this bill; but subsequently he discovered that the bill altogether differed in its provision,; to what he had supposed. He felt bound to oppose the bill on different grounds. In the first place, it proposed to confer powers to the Admiralty in reference to the erection of new harbours and the maintenance of those already in existence, without the necessity for coming to this house for its sanction. It had been a matter of frequent complaint, that the Admiralty was burthened with too much work, and it was well known that during war they were unable to discharge their duties. The Admiralty had quite enough to attend to in, reference to shipping., having to deal with no less than £30,000,000 annually —a sum that was quite large enough to occupy their attention in dispensing it properly. Indeed the lion, member for St. Ives seemed to take that view of the matter, for he pro • posed to have an inspector appointed. That official wag to be paid only when his services were required,. and. his re muneration would not amount to more than 300 guineas, an amount quite inadequate for a per ean to whom such ins - 1 portant duties would practically be entrusted. He objected to other details of the bill, and concluded by moving that the bill be read a second time this day six months, which he would press unless the bill were withdrawn. Mr. BUCHANAN also objected to the bill, which he considered would lead to a succession of jobs, and would supersede the functions of the house, which would be trans ferred to the Admiralty. Mr. PAL'LL entered into some explanations to show that he had not recourse to any misrepresentation to induce the hon. member (Mr. Lindsay) to put his name on the bill. lie denied that the present bill contained any new principle, for the principle had already been affirmed by the commissions which had sat on the subject, and in conformity with the recommendetians of which the measure was framed. Hewes satisfied the principle was accurate, and lierefore he should press the bill on the consideretion of the hones:. The tendency of modern legislatien was in accordance with the principle ho advocated , 'which was in favour of reducing expenditure. In snnport of this posi tion the hon. member read extracts from different resorts of parliamentary committees. He defended at some length the proposed a pp o i n t ment ef an inspector and : h e other provisions of the bill. Mr. FENWlC.' e r s il objected to the bill on the ground of its transferring n legislative power to the Admiralty. The effect at the measure would also be that on certain represen tations persons might be deprived of their freeholds against their will. Now, that was a violation of law, for it was laid down that no person should be stripped of his freehold unless a case of public necessity was clearly established by a tribunal such as th e H ouse of Commons. Sir J. PAIINGTON supported the second reading of the bill, which he did not consider shonld. form the subject of a long discussion. He and the country attached great importance tc the subject of harbours of refuge and t °cora modation, and the adopti on o f means of saving life along ' the coast. He held it t o b e th e d uty of the Government to give effect to the recommendation of the royal commission on this subject; but he thought at the same time that the Government had so thrown away the resources of the coun try sure on the subject. It was most desirable that the recom • mendations of the commission should be carried out with out He quite agreed with the hon. member (Mr. I'enwick) in the principle that the rights of private parties should not be lightly interfered with, but that was no ground for op • posing the second reading of the bill. This was a matte of national importance, and he called on the house to sanc tion the second reading. Mr. M‘MAHON supported the bill. Lord C. PAGET having paid a tribute of praise to the hon. member (Mr. Paull) for - his constancy in bringing the subject before th e h ouse so frequently. He would not oppose the second reading of the bill, but it would en counter a preliminary objection, if as he (Lord C. Paget) proposed, it s h ou ld b e referred to a select committee.He alluded to the vast jurisdiction which it would confer on the Admiralty, and the increase of duties it would im pose on that branch of the public service. The Board of Admiralty required to have its duties diminished instead of increased. The subject of providing additional harbours of refuge, and means of preserving life, was at present under consideration, and he would sugges t th a t th e hon. member (Mr. Paull) should postpone the bill until after the report had been made. The house then divided, and tho numbers were— For the second reading 99 Against Majority —l9 The bill was accordingly read a second tinie, and ordered to be committed next Wednesday. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill Lord J. MANNERS presented petitions from workmen engaged in bleaching and dyeing works in favour of a re luction of their hours of labour; and by Mr. W. PATTEN, from manufacturers, to the opposite effect. Several other hon. members presented petitions in favour of and against the bill. Sir J. FERGUSON said he would not press the follow ing amendment, which was on the paper :—" That it be an instruction to the committee to provide for the repeal of the existing acts ' to regulate the labour of children, young persons, and women in print works,' and to extend to such works, and to finishing works, the application of the Bleach ing and Dyei ng Works Bill." His reason for adopting that course was that he slid not wish to offer any obstacle to the passing of the bill. Mr. BAILEY moved that the bill be referred to a se lect committee. The hon. member said he did not know what new circumstances that rendered legislation at pre sent imperatively necessary. Those engaged in bleaching and dyeing works had been gravely accused, and they were now ready to submit their characters to the inspection of the house, and he deni e d th a t th ere was any ground for imputing to that body a disregard to the health and the interests of those whom they employed. Having entered into details to show the peculiarity of bleaching works, that their was not excessive labour on the part of those - employed in them, he asserted that he would not oppose tho passing of a just and satisfactory bill, in which the in terests of both the employers and the employed should be considered. Lord ASHLEY supported the bill, and considered that there had been committees enough on the subject without them going through the tedious process of a select com mittee. The promoters of this bill did not intend to throw any reproach on the body of bleach work employers, but, on the contrary, they entertained a great respect for that body. It was the system of which they complained, and if, in only one of the bleach works such scenes took place as were described to the committee on this subject, a case for legislaticn was established. He depre cated the overworking of women and girls in this country, which had the effect of deteriorating its stamina. In sup port of that statement, he adverted to the fact that we were compelled to obtain ibreign troops in the Crimea, and to reports of army medical men on the subject of recruiting the English army. On the ground of humanity those who agreed with him in supporting the bill would, if it were thrown out, renew the subject next session, and not dis continue their exertions until they had succeeded in obtain• ing legislation that would remedy the evils of the present system. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. PATTEN said he would agree to the bill being referred to a select committee, provided such committee were furnished with the evidence necessary to enable them to come to a correct conclusion, which was not the case in regard to previous committees. Lord J. MANNERS supported the bill, and contended that referring it to a select committee would reopen the whole controversy. Sir J. GRAHAM said he regretted that he was once more involved in a discussion on the short-time movement. He had voted for the second reading of the bill, and nothing would induce him to take a course that would have the effect of shelving legislation on the subject this session. Ex perience had shown him that the injurious results predicted of the short time movement had not been realised, for the working classes had derived much benefit and the employers no detriment from the time that legislation had taken place on that subject. He believed, however, that there was a strong difference between bleach working and the other descriptions of works. The legislature, as the house was aware, had extended the short time movement to printed works, but did not deem it desirable to extend it to bleaching and dyeing works. There were distinctions to be drawn in reference to bleaching in Ireland and certain parts of Scotland and England, where the process was dif ferent, it being in the former carried on in the open air, and in the latter in rooms of a high temperature. It was only in the case of the latter that legislation was required. Ile approved of referring the bill to a select committee, but thought the inquiry should be limited to matters strictly pertinent, and that they would not go into the alleged exag gerated statements made in support of the bill. Mr. HENLEY had no objection to the bill being referred to a select committee, and hoped the recommendation of the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Graham) would be attended to. Sir E. EASTLAKE supported the bill. Mr. A. TURNER said that he had done his best to pre vent 1 gislation on this subject, but the principle of legis lation having been affirmed, he did not wish to re-argue that question, though he confessed hi mse lf unc h ange d i n opinion. The former committee which had sat had inves tigated this subject very patiently, and had come to the conclusion that legislation was not expedient, but had re commended the bleaching and dyeing manufacturers to make such alterations as would meet the requirements of the classes for whom it was proposed to legislate. That recommendation had been carried, and material reduction had taken place in the number of hours of employment of those employed in bleaching and dyeing works. He had no desire to throw any obstacle in the way of the subject being referred to a select committee, in order that there might be a satisfactory measure, the framing of which, he asserted, would be attended with considerable difficulties, arising from the interests concerned. Mr. PALK considerel that the house was in possession of sufficient information to legislate on the subject, and op posed referring it to a soled committee, Mr. ROEBUCK eaid that he had come to the conclu sion that legislation on this subject was required, and he hoped it would be distinctly understood that the house was determined to legislate this session on a matter of such pressing importance. He denied, as had been asserted in the course of the debate on this bill, that he had thrown any aspersion on bleachers and dyeing manufacturers, for his entements m ere founded on the evidence which had been supplied, and which was not contradicted. His blood curdled when he read of what his poor countrywomen suf fered who were engaged on these works, and he thought the house was called on to come forward and protect the poor and the young. Mr. COBBETT supported the bill. Sir G. C. LEWIS drew the attenti on of the house to the difference of opinion 0117:the propriety o f l eg i s l at i ng on. this subject which prevailed amongst hon. members, as in dicated by the report of the Commission, which was op posed to any such legislation. There was some doubt alzo as to whether, under this bill, bleachers and dyers would not be subject not only to the operation of the Factory Act, but partly to that of the Printing act, However, he did eiare ) 100 FOREIGN RAIL [Antwerp R Itotterda: ißah.ctS,FrAn..Lini.7 P.C. Belgian East. Junction I]teziers to Graissessac, Buen.Ayres ,t S. Perimle Carrneaux Mine (;:, flail Copiabo Ditto Extension . Mitelt Rhenish ..... las . tern of France Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do, Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., ('on. shs... !Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance k Bale. Lierre c Turnhout .... Lombardo Venetian , Lyons & Geneva Maria Antonia i.;aiticr*, Liege ..... ... Do. 6 p. e. Prof. ,„..... Northern of Prance „ ~ Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Prell Paris, Lyons, & Meditcr. Paris AAnneans ..... ... Recife a S. Fro 4. (Perm) gua. 7 p. ct. Rut „ „ „ Riga S Dunaburg., „ Rome Frascati ice} a 1 Danish- IR6al Swedish !Do. 7 per sent. Pref Sambre k Menu „ „ Do. 54 per cent. Pref., (San Paulo, lim„ , r. 7 p. c ;Sonibern of France I Wrest Ph riders IDo. Gl p. a. Preference &,..N.Wr. of PtAtice 'Western of Austria„ !Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref Zealand all all all all all all ail all all all HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TILE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) In the last five weeks the deaths in London have constantly declined; in the last two the decrease has not been very considerable. In the week that ended last Saturday the number registered was 1,205. In the ten years 1850-9 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,072; but, as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the average raised in proportion to the increase, namely, with 1,179. The comparison shows that the actual rate of mortality was slightly higher than that obtained by calculation for the first week of May. The deaths from bronchitis were last week 139 ; the corrected average for corresponding weeks is 96. Those from pneumonia were 59, the corrected average being 80. It is remarkable that while the former disease was still much in excess, the latter was decidedly less fatal than usual. Phthisis _ _ vied off 167 persons ; the corrected average is 158. There were 18 deaths from smallpox, 38 from measles, 35 from scarlatina, 7 from diphtheria, 53 from whoop:ng-cough, 7 from syphilis, 19 from cancer. Five children died of measles in Rother hithe, 3 in Greenwich West, and 3 in Mile-end Old Town West. A labourer died in the Greenwich workhouse whose age was stated to be 100 years. Two women died at the respective sof 97 and 98 years. A widow died at 14, Goillston-street, Whitechapel, from disease of the lungs, "accele rated by want of nourishment." Of 5 persons who died by suffocation 2 were children in bed; a boy aged 1 year was suffocated by the furniture of the room taking fire; and a washerwoman, aged 48 years, was choked by food. Four persons died by scalds ; among these the wife of a labourer, who fell in a fit and upset a saucepan, and a child who was scalded by a kettle of water falling on him. Five persons were burnt by their clothes taking fire—viz., the daughter of a horse keeper, aged nine years • the daught er o f a l a b ourer , aged 11 years; a female servant, aged 18 years; a milliner, aged 25 years; and the wife of a brick layer, aged 49 years. Two infants were murdered. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN APRIL, 1860. With the drier weather the impurity contained in the Thames water has decreased, according to the subjoined analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S. It is at such intervals that the purer water should be stored, and the best water supplied to the inhabitants of London. Even with such a proper precaution the water of the metro polis would be six times less pure than that sup plied to Glasgow from Loch Katrine. The sample of the latter water was taken from the main pipe in Glasgow. The composition of a well water containing sewage is appended for the sake of com parison. Total impurity Organic im per gallon. purity. gre. ordeg. grs. or deg. o'o 0.0 Distilled Water Loch Katrine water, new supply to Glasgow Well at Sandgate TIIAMES COMPANIES Chelsea Southwark Lambeth 3 . 32 40.96 19 . 84 1916 19 . 20 201)0 19.04 Grand Junction West Middlesex °TITER COMPANIEs. New River East London Kent 20.92 2256 22' 0 1 . 94 1 '32 1 . 68 1 . 60 1.36 The table is read thus—Loch liatrine water contains in the gallon 3 32 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution. of which 96 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal origin. Last week the births of 903 boys and 900 girls, in all 1,803 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850- 59 the average number was 1,683. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.090 in. On all days, except Wednesday, the mean daily barometrical reading was above 30 in. The read ings of the barometer fell from 3029 in. on Mon day, the highest in the week, to 29.93 in., the lowest, on Wednesday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 50.7 deg., which is 0.3 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest read ing of the thermometer in the shade was obtained on Friday, and was 68.5 deg. ; the lowest was on Sunday (the 29th ult.), and was 31 deg. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 37.5 deg. The mean daily range was 26.1 deg. On the first two days the wind blew from the south east, after wards from the north-east and east. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 9 8 deg., showing great dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 67, complete saturation being represented by 100. The humidity on Wednesday was only 53 ; the dryness 15.7 deg. That day was therefore un usually dry. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 49.3 deg. The rays of the sun were powerful, and till Saturday the highest readings of a thermometer in the sun were from 100 to 117. There was no rain in the week. A FEW WORDS ABOUT " TAMING" BIRDS.—AII the books hitherto written upon this subject, advocate cruelty as the only means whereby birds ) inay be " starved" into tameness. Their authors, too, tell us minutely how to snare, trap, and inveigle these poor little innocents from their happy state of freedom—thenceforward to be confined and broken-hearted for life. These men are not likely to find favour with the tende-hearted, and those who tame their little friends by the " strange music of affec tion." In this matter, we are an eccent r i c . I n d ee d, th e contents of cur littl e volume will prove it. We fight the battle of the birds ahne. Well, bo it so. We are proud of the cause we advocate, and imagine that we can hear our little clients' voices raised, loud and sweet, wherever we wander at this season of love (spring), in honour of their special pleader. We delight in this sport of our egotistical fancy, and lov e t o h ear our name everywhere so familiarly associated with the happiness of the feathered tribes.— EiCkr AM ?Wing rrea Use on the Canary, all all all 100 all all all 100 100 100 104 2 921 3} GSA 7 70 1001 100 88 99 8a not consider that, after the veto of the house on the second reading of the bill, that it was desirable, on a general prin ciple, to refer it to a select committee. He himself was in favour of a committee of the whole house, but if hon. members were of opinion that it should be referred to a se lect committee, he would not offer any opposition. ham Afte r a few remarks from Si r J. F erguson, Mr. Coning , Mr. Crook, and Sir H. Cairns, the hou se di v i ded— For goin g i n t o committee lB4 Against it Majority 147 The announcem en t was received with loud cheers. 37 The house then went into committee on the bill. On Clause 1, Sir H. CAIRNS moved an amendment exempting from the operation of the bill works in which the occupation of bleaching or dyeing linen, lin en yarn, and cambric only is carried on. The hon. and learned member contended that it was only in case where it was shown that working opera tions were carried on with excessive hours, or in any way that was calculated to injure the health of those employed on those works, that legislation was justified in interfering. It was proved by the strongest testimony that the work of bleaching was carried on in the open air in the north of Ireland and the east of Scotland, and that the occupation was very healthful. The operatives engaged in this de scription of working were not in favour of the extension of the bill to their labour, as muck injury 'night be inflicted on proprietors of those out-door bleaching works, [by the provisions of an unbinding act to their trade. It had been objected that a certain part of the work even in these cases was carried on in covered rooms, but the fact was, the chief portion was done outside, and there could not, from this description of busi »ess the excessive hours of work imposed on those em pl,yed. Mr. BUXTON seconded the amendment, and was pro ceeding to address the house, but being a quarter to four o'clock the hon. member was interrupted, and the house resumed. MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY ACT AMENDMENT ILL. This bill passed through committe ß e. MARRIAGE (EXTRA PAROCHIAL) PLACES BILL. This bill, whi c h came from the House of Lords, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The Highland Roads and Bridges Bill passed through committee, and was ordered to be read a third time. LOCAL BOARDS OF HRALTH. Mr. HEADLAM obtained leave to bring in a bill to make further provision for the expenses of local boards of health and improvement commissioners, acting as burial boards. The house adjourned at five minutes to six o'clock. DONCASTER BACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] BETTING-ROOM STAKES. C by Rifleman Hefty 2 Eight ran. INNKEEPERS' STAKES. King Edward 2 Filly by Gameboy Three ran. CHESTERFIELD PLATE. Amsterdam Rescue Melior 3 Eight ran. SCURRY STAKES. I;:npl ha) ;a te_ 2 Five ran. GLASGOW PLATE. Little Lady 1 Viscount Brignall.. Lineflower 3 Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 100 to 30 agst The Wizard (taken) 6to 1 agst St. Albans (taken freely) 7to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 100 to 8 agst Buccaneer (offered) 30 to 1 agst Horror (taken freely) 40 to 1 not The Drone (offered) 50 to 1 agst The Rap (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Bro. to Rainbow (taken) Very little betting. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. THE ABDUCTION CASES. Another of the kidnapping cases was satisfac- torily dispossd of yesterday in the Court of Queen's Bench. In the matter of the Henrys, infants, the Solicitor-General announced that, having consulted with his learned brethren they had all come to the conclusion that it was not a case in which a court of law could properly interfere. Under those circum stances, having regard to the judgment pronounced in Moore's case, and in the case of Alicia Race, they thought it was not a case in which a court of law had jurisdiction to interfere. The question in the case, however, was a very serious one, as it affected the religion of the children, and was one for another tribunal. Under those ciremmtances it was not ne cessary to occupy time in the reading of the affi davits, particularly as he thought the return made by the other side was legally sufficient. After a brief discussion, Mr. Sergeant Fitzgibbon, counsel for the Rev. Mr. Shone, the Protestant clergyman whose conduct was impugned, said he was in structed that whenever the children were required, they would be brought up. The facts of the case were rather curious. The contending parties were both the maternal aunts of the children, but one of them was a Catholic, and the other a Protestant, The Protestant had possession of the children, and the Catholic sought to get them. It is said to be the intention of the prosecutrix to apply to the Court of Chancery to have the children educated as Roman Catholics. Tills DAYS' SHIPPING. LONDON, May 9.—Wind this day at noon, West to South- West ; moderate breeze, with alternate clouds, sunshine, and light falls of rain< PORTSMOUTH, May B.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Queen, for Malta; her Majesty's ship Me dusa, for Woolwich. BELFAST, May 7.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Marie Amerida, from Bayonne ; Rolf, from Baltimore. LEITH, May B.—Arrived—James Duncan, from Ja maica. Sailed—Glenbervie, Valparaiso. FALMOUnr,Ma y B . — WindW.S.W. — Arrived—Thomas, from Havannah. CARDIFF, May B.—Wind W.—Sailed—Cornelius Anthonie, for Hong Kong; St. Vincent, for Singapore; Hinda, for Monte Video. SWANSEA, May B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Conqueror, for Coquimbo. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON Wednesday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, May B—Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Georges, steamer, from Cherbourg ; L'Etolle, from Carentan. Sailed, May B—Vienna, for Portsmouth ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Ceres, steamer, for London; Roberts, for Seaham. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tide five hours' ebb; weather fine. Arrived, May 9—Busy Bee, from Sines ; Hebe, from Libau ; Nicaner, from Leghorn ; Ripple, from Nevis ; Crispin, from Guernsey ; Jane, from Berriana ; Malabar, from Mauritius; Arabia, from Colombo; Clio, from Monte Video; her Majesty's steamer Medusa, from Sierra Leone. Sailed, May 9—Sir E. Banks, steamer, for Calais; Dahlia, for Algoa Bay. _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.E., Passed—Despatch, from Trinidad ; Clotilde, barque, from Cadiz ; Don Pedro, screw steamer, from Lisbon ; Warban, ship, from Bombay; Lord Harding, brig, from the westward ; Spiph, from Barbadoes ; Isles of the South, from Hobart-Town; Prince Albert, from Jamaica; Mer maid, from New Ze a l an d— a ll for London. Passed in tow—Richard Robinson, from Bombay ; Con queror, from Ceylon. Passed—Britannia, screw steamer, from London, for Gibraltar. Anchored—Adelaide, from London, for Demerara. MAILS FOR THE MAURITIUS.—Under the exist ing arrangements, the mails forwarded from this country to the Mauritius arrive at Port Louis a few days after the homeward mails have been despatched, and a long interval has consequently to elapse before replies can be sent to the letters from England. As an improvement on this state of things, and to apportion more equally the intervals for replies at the two ends of the line, the mails for Mauritius will in future be despatched one week later than at pre sent ; viz., via Southampton cn the morning of the 20th of the month, and via Marseilles on the evening of the 26th of the month. 'The first mail under the new scheme will be despatched on the 20th instant. By command of the Post master-General. ROWLAND HILL, Secretary, TRAVERS COLLEGE, WINDSOR.--A vacancy has occurred in this excellent foundation for naval officers by the death of the governor, Lieutenant Charles Okes, on. Monday last. The appointment rests with her Majesty upon the recommendation of the Lords of the Admiralty. in lie o u rd te e n r a t n o t in retain his an sapp d dee ointm li e n n ed t a t s h a e NavalrManrkof m . °k K eeso n w ig ani h s t a , lnn ‘ d v a h edr i e ch he obtained in 1830; and upon the death of Lieutenant Carter, he was elected governor of the college. Lieutenant Okes was universally esteemed by his krother knights, and had highly distinguished himself in. the service. He will be buried in the catacombs of the Chapel Royal of St. George on Saturday next. Lieutenant Richard Francis Jewers is now governor. A particularity of the decree of amnesty just published iu Spain deserves to be pointed out. Art. 4 de clares that all persons detained for having taken part in attempts against the reigning dynasty and existing insti tutions must take an oath of fidelity to the Queen before they can be set at libery. But the following article adds that Art. 4 does not comprise such persons as in virtue of special laws might be excluded from residing in the Spanish States. "It may be deduced from this clause," says the Debuts, " that the Infantes, who, according to the royal order, are to be conveyed to a foreign country, will not be called on to take the oath in question." THE SITE OF TYBURN GALLOWS.—The site of Tyburn gallows has been a frequent subject of discussion among London antiquaries. It may be interesting to those who care for such questions to learn that yesterday, in the course of some excavations connected witn the repair of a pipe in the roadway, close to the foot pavement along the garden of this house, at the extreme south-west angle of the Edgeware-road, the workmen came upon numerous human. bones. 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