The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-27 00:00:00

TIM I) 1-A_AMTION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. 11\1PERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tars DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE_ BUSINESS. The amendments of the House of Lords on the Buildings Improvement Company Bill were agreed to. The amendments of the House of Lords on the Dorset Central Railway ,(Extension of Time) Bill were agreed to. The Caledonian Railway (Branches to Lanark, &c.) Bill, was read a third time. _ _ The Forest of Dean Central Railway Bill was discharged from the paper. ST. GEORGE'S. IN-THE-BAST. Mr. KEKEWICH gave notice of his intention to ask the hon. Home Secretary on Friday next, if he had received any information relative to the disturbances which had re cently taken place at St. George's-in-the-East, and, if so, whether he had taken any step to secure the prevention of their recurrence in future ? LABOURERS COTTAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Upon the motion of Mr. HEWITT this bill, which pro vides for the Improvement of the cottages of farm labourers in Scotland, was considered and amended in committee. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. An amendment on•the first clause, excludi ng its operation from the open air linen bleaching works in Ireland and Scotland, having been moved, Mr. CROOK opposed the amendment, contending that such a bill as this was shown by the evidence before the house on this matter, to be necessary in these bleaching establishments as well as elsewhere. Mr. PEEL DAWSON supported the amendment, on the ground that the situation of the bleach works in Ireland was extremely healthy. He contended that it would be very injurious to force this act on the Irish dyers, as the works were there set in operation by means of water wheels and to enact that they should only be in operation at certain times, would close them entirely, as the manufacturers were obliged to work their machinery when the water could be made available. He also pointed out that much of the work was performed'in the open air, and was of a very healthy character. Sir H. CAIRNS supported the amendment, pointing out that it only affected linen bleach works, the employ ment in which was clearly shown by the evidence given before the committee of the house to be of a healthy character. Moreover the operatives had petitioned the house not to interfere. The effect of this bill if extended to these open air works would be to force the works to be carried on in the morning when there was no sun which was absolutely necessary to open air bleaching, and then close them when the sun was shining. It was a great advantage to the bleach work that they should be worked by water power, which was paid for highly, and that being so must be made I available at such times as it was possible, it was unlike I steam power which would be put in operation by the light ing of the fire at any moment, in this respect also the re striction as to time would be injurious. He also pointed oat that the works in which boys and females were em ployed was of a very light character, and far more suit able to them than other kinds of labour, and if this bill were allowed to pass in the present form, these boys and women would be discharged, and their places supplied by fewer men, and thus the children would have to go to work of a more laborious character, and far less suitable for them. . Sir G. LEWIS called attention to another amendment to be moved by the hon. member for Bolton, to the effect that nothing in the amendment should extend or affect any per son when employed in the open air. He thought the point they were now considering should be taken as identical. Sir H. CAIRNS did not think the amendment referred to was identical with the one then before the house. Sir G. LEWIS said the only difference was that the amendment now under discussion included certain processes which were only subsidiary to the process of bleaching in the open air. That amendment appeared to him a very fair one, and he should therefore support it. Mr. ROE BUCK fully admitted that the process was healthy. All bleaching was a healthy process. The bleaching works he had seen were places where a man might pass his time very comfortably if he were deemed to labour there. He admitted that the master dyers desired as much as possible to alleviate the condition of labour. But the question was as to the length of time persons should be employed. (Hear.) Why should persons be employed for a greater number of hours in bleaching linen to that of bleaching cotton. It was the being worked for 18 or 20 hours a day that was the mischief. A girl whom be saw in one of the bleaching works told him that she came at six and left off at ten o'clock at night, having two hours for her meals. He asked her if it was hard work, and she said it was not hard, but added, in a very expressive word, that it was very "jading " work. (Hear, hear.) Most hon. gentle men would find it jading work to sit for the same number of hours even in that house. He hoped the house would not be alarmed at being told that the operations of trade would be stopped by this bill. The very same language had been used with regard to the factory act, which was passed in spite of the doleful lamentations of the manufacturers, and which had nevertheless done them no harm, but great good. He trusted the bill would be passed in its integrity. Mr. BAXTER said the hon. member for Sheffield had asked why there should be a distinction between the bleach ing of linen and cotton. The reason was cotton and woollens were bleached under covers, whereas linens must be exposed in the open air. Lord J. MANNERS considered that sufficient evidence was produced before the select committee to show that an exception might be given to linen bleaching in Scotland as well as in Ireland. The amendment would affect that ob ject, and would not go on much further. Sir G. LEWIS said it was difficult to understand the exact effect of the amendment. _ Sir H. CAIRNS explained that according to the tech nical interpretation of the words to the amendment it would apply to works in which the bleaching . was commenced upon the bleaching ground in the open air. Mr. ROEBUCK said his objection was not yet answered. Sir H. CAIRNS said this was a bill declaring that the factory act should be included in it, which act said that the work people should work from six o'clock in the morning until six at night, and that system was not applicable to the bleaching of linen. After a short discussion, in which Mr. 'W`lia.LLEy and Lord C. HAMILTON took part. Sir C. LEWIS said he desired to know exactly what they were going to vote upon. The bleaching of linen from brown to white was carried on in the open air, but subsidiary operations took place afterwards under cover. He understood that the amendment only applied to pro cesses carried on in the open air. Sir H. CAIRNS said the amendment was not confined to the conversion of the colour of the linen, but included the subsidiary process. The committee divided— For the amendment. ... Against it 4B Majority The amendment was therefore carried. _ _ Mr. A. EGERTON moved in line 18 of the same clause to leave out from the word " that " to the end of the clause, and insert the following : "It shall be lawful to employ females and young persons in bleaching and dyeing works as follows (that is to say) : from six of the clock in the forenoon until eight of the clock in the afternoon on every working day except on Saturdays, and on Saturdays from six of the clock in the forenoon until half an hour after four of the clock in the afternoon : provided, that there be allowed for meals half an hour at any time of the day between the hours of six and eleven of the clock in the forenoon, one hour between eleven of the clock in the forenoon and four of the clock in the afternoon, and (except on Saturdays) half an hour between the hours of four and eight of the clock in the afternoon." Mr. CROOK opposed the amendment, which he said was decidedly opposed to the Factory Act. The effect of the amendment would be to annul and reverse the decision the house came to on the second reading of this bill. Lord J. MANNERS trusted the house would not accede to the amendment. Mr. ROEBUCK expressed his'entire concurrence in the wish of the noble lord that the house would not accede to his amendment. He wanted to know what gentlemen would think if they themselves were pnt in the position in which they wished to place women and children. They went to work at six o'clock in the morning, and they did not leave these bleaching works except for twe hours, when they took their meals, until eight o'clock at night. That was 14 hours' labour, which was too much for any woman. (Hear, hear.) Rather than submit his countrymen to such horrible atrocity—(hear)—he would rather see the bleach ing works altogether done away with. He sincerely hoped the house would not accede to the amendment. •JA. , V • V WY V •••••..,...s•• Mr. J. B. SMITH and Mr. C. LEGH supported the amend ment. Mr. BUTT said if the h ouse h a d d uo regar d to health and higher considerations, twelve hours labour was more than they could really impose upon young rersons. He should decidedly vote against the amendment: Mr. COBBETT opposed the amendment. If it was passed they would fix twelve hours a day as the time dur ing which young people might be worked in bleach works. It had been said that the work was light, but he thought that assertion had been sufficiently answered. Sir G. LEWIS thought it was quite open to the com mittee to consider any special exemptions or limitations as regarded time, and he thought the committee on the last question had come to a right conclusion. But that, how ever, did not at all trench upon the general principle under consideration, and therefore he. could not assent to the principle involved in the amendment.lf it could be shown clearly that the transition was too rapid, it might be a question whether a longer time should g not be accorded to the trade, and the hour of work be maintained for a somewhat more le n gt hened period of time than was proposed by the provision in the first clause of the bill. Mr. CROSSLEY said that the objections which had been raised to the bill were that dyeing and bleaching were only executed to order, and these orders came in frequently so fast or at such a push as to compel bleachers and dyers to make extraordinary exertions on certain occasions. lie contended that these very circumstances furnished the grounds why the present law should be passed, because the ''merchant frequently postponed the pur chase of goods until the last moment, in order perhaps to obtain another month's credit, and then pushed the dyersand bleachers to get the or d ers done as quickly as possible, thereby forcing the working people to labour at unseasonable hours. Mr. A TURNER. considered the limitation of the hours of labour to 12 very reason a bl e . Th e d eman d s were so fluctuating . that it would be quite impossible to keep the bleach works continually in operation for 12 hours a day, but a 12 hours' bill did not necessitate wor king for that period continuously day after day, and he b e li e ved that for many mouths, et least for many weeks the average would not be , more than six h ours a day. In reply to the hon. member for the West Ridi ng (Mr. Cross ley) he remarked that no prudent merchant gave orders until he himself had received orders from abroad, and therefore it was not on the merchant th a t the time when orders were given depended. He complained that the Board of Trade had no t ex pressed an opinion upon this subject any more than upon the proposal made by Mr. Wilson in his finan cial scheme for India, and that in addition to laying a tax on unbleached calico going out to India, there should also be imposed a duty of 2s. 9d. placed en it when bleached. Mr. PALK thought the amendment completely contra dicted the principle of the bill, and therefore he felt bound to oppose i • After so:no further discussion, the committee divided For the amendment 42 Against Majority Col. W. PATTEN proposed to add the following proviso to the clause :—Provided also that nothing in this act con ta'ned shall extend or apply to any premises, either open, inclosed, or covered, or to be used bona fide for the purpose of carrying on the process, occupation, trade, or business o Turkey red dyeing, or to any employment connected there with, or necessary or incident thereto, or to the occupier of such premises, or to the employment of any such child, female, or young person engaged or employed in any such process, occupation, trade, business, or employment as aforesaid. A short conversation ensued and the amendment was withdrawn. Mr. BUCHANAN moved, at the end of clause 1, to add the following proviso : Provided also, That nothing in this act contained shall extend or apply to any premises, either open, inclosed, or covered, or to be used bona fide for the purpose of carrying on the process, occupation, trade, or business of dyeing icy or other colours, or to any employ ment connected therewith or necessary or incident thereto, or to the occupier of such premises, or to the employment of any such child, female, or young person, engaged or em ployed in any such process, occupation, trade, business, or employment as aforesaid." He said that these colours were so evanescent that any limitation of time would utterly defeat the object of the bill. After some discussion the hon. member withdrew the amendment, with the intention that he would raise the question again when the report was brought up. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 2, with some amendments, was agreed to, as well as clause 3. The clauses to 5 inclusive wore also agreed to. On clause 6 some discussion took place, and Mr. CROOK explained that it was introduced to enable bleachers to employ new hands contemporaneously with those who had been previously employed. The clause was agreed to, as was also clause 7. Mr. A. EGERTON moved the following as an addition to the clause : " Provided also that nothing in this act con tained shall extend er apply to any premises used in carrying on the process of royal blue dye ing, or to any employment connected therewith or ne cessary thereto, or to the employment of any such child, female, or young person in such process aforesaid." The committee divided, and the numbers were— For the additional clause Against Majority The house then resumed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at six o'clock. 1110NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The enquiry for discount accommodation con tinues very active, and if the Russian Loan should meet with success an upward tendency in the rates may shortly prevail, notwithstanding the approach ing payment of the dividends and the favourable specie movement. It is expected that the Govern ment will introduce a loan at an early date for the National Defences, if not for the expedi tion to China, and £5,000,000 is the amount which, it is imagined, will he negotiated. At first a loan in Terminable Annuities was spoken of, but Consols are considered a preferable medium, and they would enable the Government to raise the money required on more favourable conditions. A call of £2 per share, amounting to £150,000, is due to-morrow on the Scinde (Punjaub) Railway shares. The arrivals of specie this morning have been extensive, including £224,859 by La Plata, from the West Indies ; £325,756 by the Vanderbilt, from America ; £7,573 by the Venetia from Aus tralia ; and £26,472 by the Dream; the total being £652,809. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon no alteration of importance was exhibited. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there was a large supply, and about 8,000 bales were disposed of at previous rates. The Railway Share Market presented a more active appearance, and prices were decidedly higher. At the annual meeting of the South Australian Company the report, which was adopted, stated that the net income at the disposal of the directors was £28,557 25., from which theyiecommended that a dividend be declared at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, or thirty-five shillings per share, and that the same be payable as usual on the 14th of July and 15th of January next. This, with the years' interest on the Debenture Bonds, will amount to £25,817 10s., and will leave a balance of £2,139 12s. _ _ Tile Market for Public Securities has been ex ceedingly heavy to-day, in consequence of large sales for money, as well as speculative account. An unfavourable effect has been produced by the expectation of new loans, in addition to the Russian operation. Consols are, therefore, very depressed at 93 for the 10th proximo. The New Three per Cents and the Reduced are flat at 921 93: 7 ; Bank Stock has receded to 229 ; India 5 per Cent. Enlaced Paper to 961 t, and the Bonds aro lls. to 7s. discount, and Exchequer Bills 2s. discount. A moderate amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices show no material alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 76-1 to 77 ; ditto New, 591 to 60 ; Russian 3 per Cents. are steady at 63i 64; Spanish Deferred at 38; ; ditto Passive at 181; and Mexican at 20321; Portuguese are firm at 451; Grenada Active are 141. The New Russ:a Loan is dis. tol prem. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 1,1 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey 11 prem.; and the Universal g a prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been inactive, and the few dealings entered into have been at lower quotations in most instances. Cale donian, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and South-Eastern have receded ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; Great Northern, 15s. ; and North-Western, £l. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the deal ings have also been extremely limited. Pernam buco brought 111, San Paulo 11 f t , and Bahia and San Francisco 74. East Indian have declined to 102, but Great Indian Peninsula remain steady at 100 to 1001. Grand Trunk of Canada have de clined to 27 and 271 and Great Western of Canada to 104 to 10i. _ _ For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares there was very little demand, and quotations were a shade Ratter. BRUTISH FUNDS _CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 / 2/ 3 Now 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. .. ... 961 / Ditto 5/ per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 96a Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, 10th July .. 931 I i India Stook, 5 per cent. Ditto Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO 2 d 3 pm par Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent .. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Equador New Consolidated Ditto Provisional Land Warrant 4 Mexican 3 per Cent 2l 201 1 Grenada New Active, 3/ per Cent. Ditto Deferred Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. • Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto 8 per Cent., 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent 771 Ditto New Loan Dividends on the above payable in London. ' hatch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, ex div. 931 1 THE NEW _RUSSIAN LOAN. In the Russian Loan there have been very few transactions, and the quotation is nominally par to I pm. Subjoined is a calculation regarding the interest it will pay : The new Russian Loan at 92, if computed to yield 5 per cent., affords a margin of £1.32 (rather more thaw 1 5-16), shown as follows : By the scheme of repayment the mean duration of a £lOO - will be 341 years. The present value of the half-yearly dividends (£2t) for 341 years, discounted at 5 per cent., is . £73.62 Th3e4ipryeesaernst, is value ... . a . b . l . e at the end of .. 18.20 Total present valuation £91.82 From the price of ........................ 92 Deduct the interest upon £lOO for 3-IGths of a year, being the equivalent for deferred instalments Net cost ... Excess of valuation over cost ..... £1.32 PROMOTIONS FOR SERVICES IN NEW ZEALAND. — The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased to promote Lieut. W. H. Blake, first lieutenant of the Nig er, to the rank of commander, for gallant conduct in New Zealand. The captain's coxswain will also receive a warrant. A telegram from China, dated Hong Kong MaY 7, says there had been no alteration in the rates of exchange, which were respectively 4s. 10d. and 6s. Bd. The shipments of tea to date were 75.000,0001 b., and of silk 63,000 bales. Chusan is stated to have been occupied by England and Franc e . The English force from Hong Kong was to leave for the Peiho on the 15th of May. The financial advices from Paris state that rumours are current of a new loan of £2O 000 000 being about to be introduced. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1860.; SHARE .MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business Prise. Dow. Sharel Railwrays. 13.14 stock stock stock Caledonian . stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock +took stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 13 stock Belfast and Ballymena Bir., , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juno Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter I Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon cork, itlrock., &Passage Cornwall D° 11- . (A gets no div. until 6 c eran. Do B Iha sbeen p pd p . toB Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late Etr3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh Sz Glasgow Edin. Perth, le Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Po do A stock Po do IE3 do Gt. S. It W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gus. stock Trish South-eastern ... Lancashire k Torkshir. London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lon&, Chat., and Dover! Load. & Nth. Western I Do eighths Lond. tt Qth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry k Ennis= Man. Shef. eft T,ln^oln Maryport and DO . do 3 shares 13Tetropolitan Do "arming. k Derby' IM. G. W. of Ireland Do A shares MM Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C irliale New., Aber. dt Fferefd Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. dr Ros Norfolk... ..... , N hn. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.RaihtDk.stock D • A stk ; A recs no until tipetilts beenpd.B Do 11 stock ....:.- Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo G.N.E. purchase no Leeds ....... .... Do York North London ...... North Staffordshire... . N. and S. W. Junction.. Not. &Grantham Rail.. Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles ...... ••••• • • • • Portsmouth Rhymney....._ Scottish Central Scot, N. E.. Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinebourne Az 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 TharnesHavenl k&Rall Ulster .... •• Do. .... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford do Limerick West C'rnwall ..... West London Do Ist Class . Do 2nd class ....... Worcester & Hereford .:' PREFEREN Share! Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £s^ Rris. & Exct.4 p.etstock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54. p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et stock. lEastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per o-nt. guar.— Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4p. c. gun. S. & D. Ed] n. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.catedin., 10 p.o.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.e. Eedm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. G tSn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. cf. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable,44 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. no d e sp. ct. pref Do Blrmz.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares, Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock. Do.Barnsl.st.£.s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pe.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4% per cent. Do. do. 44 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e,S.(div.def.til '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et, stock Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. X 6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent Maryrort & Car., 4 p. C Do. 41 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. ca stock Do.Con.Bris. &Mir. 6 p.c 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.nt 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p. C. with option till 1 8 66 . . r , Do. till 1869, Ist is Do. do. 2d 14. Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1816 Do. 5.4 p. c. Pref. do. 1817 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 North British, 5 p. e. Do. New, qua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pl. 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. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, U. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire 0x.19r.W01. 6 p. c. Ist g. Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d gun.. ' Rhyumey Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 3 p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.p.9. 01 03 964 074 1 t P PI 23 24 124 126 120 123 73 75 Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4 per cent Do : Fixed ip.c. lst is 10a 11 239 24 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 33 34i 33 34 45 50 outh Wales,kua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. Stock. it Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd c Kilkny, 6 p. o LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENWALS. Railways. Paid. L c e o lt! , i a n . g \Crlorisming Business edford and Bletchle all n& N. Buckinghamshire.... 100 n & N.W 96 98 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 o. Do. do. 54 per cent. 100 • )o. Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.1.1.&E C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,.6 p.c. 100 Gt'North. 138 140 E.Union,Harwic g h Shs all H.Counts. , 44 44 Do. Woodbridge . . 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra. 100 Caledonin l -- * Do. New ... 100 Do. .... • • Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. all Yk.N.&Bri Hull and Selby . ..... all Yk.N. Md. 111 113 Do. 4 Shares ....... all Do. — Do. t Shares ....... all Do. . Lane. & Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.Sz . N..W 208 211 London t Greenwich 100 S. East. 163 65 Do. Preference ... 100 Do. . 115 120 Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 Peto t Co. 94 97 7 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.a. 100 Norfolk Neo guaranteedei a w flan . n . 6 c c t p , 9 B s e ra r u tkdo o x e t t e o t .k n n ßr t t ; r t 1 :1 0 1 ID L o N & M 3 Pref er - . c.x . 100 Midland 05 08 96j 5. 5.6 E.Counts * g p Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. ..... Do. do. 6 per cent .. . all Do. . Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western Preston and Wyre. I all Lk W ds L.Yk I Do. Stares A. all Do. * I Roystn.Hitch.,& Sbep 100 Gt. North. 135 138 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 103 106 Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all M`Clean..l 104 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West.' 93 95 Wimbledon & Croydn.l all L..t Brgtal n 85 DOCKS. Docks. paid. l Crlorisceing. stock Commercial 1 100 —. stock Do. 4 per Cent.Prefillin .100 stock East and West Indies IS4 s tock London lOO stock St. Katharine I 100 - s tock Southampton s tock Victoria.. so Do New ..... stk 20 stock 12.10 8 8i 74 76 114 124 61 7} 104 106 92} Oa 6i 7 8 9 16} 171 514 554 36 38 25 27 77 78 30 31 103 105 114 115 114 115 130 132 1134 114 i 69 691 60 65 101} 1041 70 71 [ll 114 11 12 [Ol4 102 IP 93} 941 li 10 11 40i 41? 3 2d 117} 118 95 97 10 11 7 6d 54 56 n 3 d 621 631 96 96 lf d 61f 621 81 81f 101 106 4 3f d g 41 45 114 116 33 sq 87 89 49 51 4 3d 44 45 85 851 67 69 78 80 6 8 381 391 81 9 p 5.51 si p d p __ 2 ._ A - ISB' 104 11 1171 1 1 51 Of 2 1 d CE SHARES. Closing, Business Price. Done. 96 98 101 103 5f tif [Ol 103 114 llti 109 112 110 112 109 111 25 127 81 83 [lO 112 90 92 75 76 18 120 .17 119 11 112 [O5 107 85 87 97 99 101 102 00 92 92 91 [Ol 106 91 10.1 17 18 10i 11 74 76 20 20 91 10 15 15i 139 141 116 118 116 118 140 145 116 118 103 105 154 157 132 136 68 70 20 22 16 118 52 1571 121 12} [26 128 68 I 7 0 P IP 30 142 103 105 I 1 P 94 96 oz. 111 121 1 i li Pi 10 112 i I BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid, Atlantic Sr St Lawrence! Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind! Gu. 5 psr cent.. Do, Do. 1 13 Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal nit. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4} p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1564 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. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. WP. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, wi opt, till '6O I Do. do. '7:l till 'M._ Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 41 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. e. Extension Do. Fourth Do. do .... Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. Ncwßrunswick &Canda ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Ca pi: al do. Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) Scinde .......... d Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4g. St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN all 100 ail all all 100 rig 1. 3 0. all 100 1 all ss. 1 100 all 5 100 Closing Frice. 84 88 94 97} ;d f 4 41d 6 61 75 80 70 75 68 73 i d IP 21 II di di 1 1 d 102 1024 par / P par p 99 99& 101 1013 21 22 28 29 89 01 50 55 68 73 58 62 58 62 99i d 100 id 1 11d 11 11} 91. 91,1 97 99 97 99 97 99 92 94 88 90 984 994 92 93 d 5 7 5 7 100 i 101i' if d 1d d 05i 94 I ad Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ...... ........ itah.&S.Fran-Li m. 7 p.c. ,Belgrim East. Junction I:3eziers to Graissessac.. 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., ('on. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva. Maria Antonia .... ..• Do. New Namur k Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref: L'aris,Lyons, t Mediter. (Paris . & Orleans ...... Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg Rome & Frascati ...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, e. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venctin 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 WAYS. 4j 41 1 i -,' 2 2& 11 54 5 d 231 21. 61 7 8k AC 194 20 3S 304 8 A 3ti 35 52 54 2 lid 13 15 53 5, Si id i 4 EP 20 2L 5 bi 9i 93 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Share? Mines. p a id . l Closing Business Price. Done. (lure 1 Consols (Philack)2.ll.lo 4 44 ( 20 British Iron ' 16 1 2 Clifford — 240 250 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )I 1 445 455 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 125 130 East Caradon 2.11.5 81 51 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 111 124 i Gam.&St.Atilayn(G wen ) 515 40 42 ; Great South Toltz - us l7B 111 12 G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 1 11 'G. Wheal Vor (lIelston)! 91 'Grenville.. !Herod's- F00t.... Ilingston Downs 4.7.0 34 41 ILady Bertha 11.8.6 3 4 34 _.— . 1 3 s l o t r rtim o t i ( v U ns ny Lelant) 9 4t 5 ) 4g i ;North Francet (Mogan) 11 4 5 FN.WIFI B tsset (Ilio an) 58 51 6 'North Wheal Crofty ;Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 121 131 10 Providence (tiny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 47 49 iSortrid;re Cons. Min. Co. 12s 11 14 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 290 295 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3 3 35 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 4 15 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.14.9 16.5 170 tray Park 26.18.0 56 59 591 5 arn-ir Silv.& Lead Min 4l 21 21 10 in Croft 9 4 4 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 13s 6d 'West Basset (Illozan) 2.4 18 19 IW. Caradon (L'.skeard) 5 67 70 'Went Seaton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 150 160 IWheal Buller(ltedrutli) 5 I 90 95 'Wheal Edward (Cals.), 61 1 14 2 I 1.; ;Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) l 1.7.2 I 111 151 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); 8 21 22 IWheal Trelawney (Lis.)! 51 27 •28 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedSery ice Bk; 50 - - 791 $0 40 Australasia J all 85 67 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 22 100 Bank of London ..... 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.llank of India, &c. all 19; 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 22 100 City 100 Colonial . 25 20 . 11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 Eng., Scot., & A us. Ch all 164 164 16 1 20 Gen. Bk .cit Switzerland all -- 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westm ins t er 20 60 1 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 20 Do. new 50 National Bank ...... .. 25 1 20 New South Wa1e 5 ...... all I, 20 Do. new 25 'Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o' London l2 24 4 100 Unity Mutual. LAW INTELLIGENOE.--(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) JUDGMENT--ALTKINSON V. HICKS. The question raised in this suit was whether the legacy of £3,420, given by the will of the testator, the late Mr. Cox, to the plaintiff, his niece anti executrix, was an abso lute gift for her sole and separate use, not subject to any conditions or control of his trustees, or whether it formed part of his personal or residuary estate. His Honour the Master of the Rolls was of opinion that it was a special legacy given by the testator to the plaintiff, his niece, for her sole and separate use, and formed no part of his personal estate, and decreed accordingly. Costs of all parties out of the estate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A DAUGHTER AND MOTHER. CHARGED WITH STZAL ING AND RECEIVING.—Ann Magee and Ann Magee, mother and daughter, were charged—the latter with steal ing, the former with receiving several articles of wearing apparel, &c., the property of the employer of the daughter, Mr. Lazard, 85, St. Martin's-lane, gold embroiderer. The prosecutor said the girl Magee had been in his em ploy about live weeks, daring whi c h ti me h e h a d m i sse d sever al articles of wearing apparel, linen, &c., and also a silver ornament of a crown worn on csat collars. An assistant to Mr. Wood, pawnbroker, of 93, Holborn, produced some articles pledged by the mother which the prosecutor identified. Sergeant Appleton, 36 C, said on searching the younger prisoner he found on her 13 duplicates, and on afterwards taking the mother iito custody at her lodgings, 3, Tich b-rne-court, Holborn, he found on her 28 duplicates. He therefore wished for a remand to make further inquiries. Remanded till Tuesday next. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Juno 27. Wind this day at noon— S.W. strong breeze and cloudy. Poarsmouvx, June 26 —Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W.— Sailed, Caduceus, for Auckland, N.Z. Arrived off—Vic toria Blyth, from Calcutta. N Ewr o R T, June 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mina, Limerick, for St. Thomas. SHIELDS, June 26.—Wind W.—Arrived, England's Rose, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Permelia, for Now York. HULL, June 26.—_Why land l W.S.W.—Arriv e d—N er Cid e , from St. John's, efounu. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, 'Wednesday Morning. Wind W , strong. Arrived.—Maria, from Saundersfoot ; Louisa, from Dart. mouth ; La Plata, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Georges. frm Cherbourg. Sailed.—Wonder and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND. Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tido two hours' ebb ; weather fine. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. S.W., fresh. FIRE.—A fire occurred this morning oz the pre mises of Mr. Harrison, a baker, carrying on business at Mile-end. It is to be regretted that before the conflagra tion could be extinguished an aged female perished in the flames. ißusinees done CHELMSFORD RACES.-(THIS D 4 Y,) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SCURRY HANDICAP. Orcus -••...• 1 Wee Polly Polly CUP STAKES. K innersley York Melior NEWCASTLE RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] STAND STAKES. Prudence 1 The Dutchman . . 2 Sambo .. Eight ran. VISITORS' STAKES. Spiteful Dick Breeze Amy Scott Six rau. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. First Lord Butterfly Bivouac 3 Twelve ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACE3.—YESTERDAY. The Trial Sakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for all ages. Mr. Foster's Stanton, 2 yrs, sst Mr. Jackson's Longshot, 2 yrs, sst.. (Parsons) t 2 Lord Glasgow's Makeless filly, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Ticket of Leave, Dora, Wind lass, Lad of the Crags, Moss Rose, Joey Jones, and Johnnie Bright. Betting-5 to 4on Longshot, 7to 2 agst Ticket-of-Leave, 6 to 1 any other. Dead heat ; the Makeless filly was beaten a length from the two. Deciding heat-5 to 4on Longshot, the non-favourite winning by a neck. The Members' Plate Handicap of 5 soya each, with 100 added. Nearly a mile. Mr. Osborne's Red Eagle, 4 yrs, Sst (Challoner) 1. Mr. Jackson's Walkington, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Whitley) 2 Mr. Rcay's Breeze, aged, 6st 101 b (Noble) 3 The following also ran :—Hegira, Duneany, Shafto, Spiteful Dick, Griffin, Penteland, Punch, Stockton, Basi lisk, The Tiger, Sabreur, and Syringe. Betting-3 to 1 agst Hegira, 4 to 1 agst Walkington, 5 to 1 agst Duneany, S to leach agst The Tiger and Sabreur. Won by a length; half a length between the second and third. The North Derby of 10 sots each, with 100 added, for 3-yr old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Ono mile and three quarters. Mr. Osborne's Wildman .. (Osborne) 1 Mr. Dawson's Sir William Mr. Robinson's Prophet (Charlton) 3 Starbeck, Whinstone, Brassey, and Sampson also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Sir William, sto 2 agst Wildman, 4 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths ; the same be tween the second and third. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 20 added ; two-yr olds, 6st 101 b; three, Bst 71b; four, 9st 71b; five, 9st 121 b; ex and aged, lOst. Selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Robinson's Camphor, 2 yrs (£4O) (Parsons) 1 Mr: Silverlock's Knayton, 3 yrs (£3O) (Challoner) 2 Mr. O'Hara's Lamlander, 2 yrs (£25) (Doyle) 3 Mr. Jackson's Molly Malone, 2 yrs (£25) • . (Blackburn) 0 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Knayton and Camphor, and 3 to 1 agst Molly Malone. Won by a length ; same between the second and third. The Tyro Stakes of 10 BOW each, with 50 added, for two yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. Mr. Wintringham's Sambo (Osborne) 1 Colonel Towneley's East Stanley (Snowden) 2 Sir C. Monck's Gardener (Ewart) 3 The following also ran :—Oldminster, Tressilian, Lu cienne, and Weatherproof. Betting-6 to 5 asist Samba, 3to 1 agst Lucienne, 7to 1 agst any other. Won by a head ; two lengths between the second. and third. LiTEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. .NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 2 agst Butterfly (taken) 4to 1 agst Edmund Kean (taken) sto 1 agst First Lord (taken) 9to 1 agst Bivouac (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hepatica (taken) 100 to S agst Apollyon (taken) 100 to 7 apt Underhand (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.—The following horses have been struck out :—Ben Webster, at 10 a.m. yesterday (Tuesday) ; 'Wildman, at 4.10 p.m. ; Tiger, at 4.10 p.m. ; Shafto, at 4.50 p.m. ; Cape Flyaway, Simple Simon, Viatka, Baron Parke,Gladiolus, and Dilkoosh, at 5.40 p.m. CHELMSFORD R iCES.-TUESDAY. The Welter Cup, value 60 soya, the rest in specie. One mile and a half. lb subs. Mr. Worth's Friar of Apshill by Weatherbit, 6 yrs, lOst llb (inc. 61b ex.) (C. Green) 1 Mr. W. Bcvill's Audrey, 4 yrs, Ilst 21b Mr. G. Pallett's Dispute, 5 yrs, lOst 21b .. (Capt. Hunt) 3 The following also ran :—Congreve, Estella, and Pe nance. Betting-6 to 4 agst Audrey, sto 2 agst Penance, 7to 1 agst any other. The Friar of Apshall made play throughout, and won by ten lengths ; Penance walked in. The Galloywood Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added; optional selling weights, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Bentley's c by Alarm—Ninette, 2 yrs (£5O), sst 51b (J. Daley) 1 Mr. Nightingall's Contention, 5 yrs (£5O), Bst 91b (Owner) 2 Mr. Barnes's Jewish Maid, 3 yrs (£3O), 6st 121 b) (Edwards) 3 Mr. Rarey and Fanscombe also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst the Ninette colt, 7to 4 agst Jewish Maid, 6 to 1 agst Contention. Contention led to the Stsnd, where the Ninette colt headed him and won by a length; bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Mellon for 104 guineas. The Chelmsford Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added. Two miles. 38 subs. Mr. R. Boyce's Yorkshire Grey, aged, 7st 121 b (Sharpe) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Harry, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (car. 7st 121 b) (D. Hughes) 2 Count Batthyany's Neoptolemus, 3 yrs, 6st 911) (H. Bradley) 3 The following also ran :—Joskin, Grillade, Volunteer, Ambush, Clovornook, and Sailor. - - Betting-5 to 2 agst Gritlade, 3to 1 agst Neoptolemus, 7 to 1 agst Harry, S to 1 agst Joskin, 10 to 1 agst York shire Grey. After several breakings away the lot got off on good terms, Clovernook and Grillade running in front until ap proaching the last turn, when Clovernook dropped off, and at the bend Harry was left in front with Yorkshire Grey, who had been unable to get through his horses, and who had to go right round them being in close attendance, at the distance the Grey had Harry safe, and galloped home the winner by ten lengths. The others were pulled up. The Great Beddow Two-yr• old Stakes of 10 rm. each, h ft, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; cer tain penalties and allowances. Half a mile. 23 subs. Mr. Devon's Confidence, Bst 21b (car. Bst 31b) (J.Goater) 1 Mr. Roger's Conundrum, Bst 21b (L. Snowden) 2 Mr. Riddell's. Brilliant, Bst 21b (E. Sharpe) 3 The following also ran : —Shepherdess, Morella, Maria Day, Colleen Dhas colt, and Esther. Betting-2 to 1 agst Shepherdess, 4to 1 agst Morella and Conundrum, 5 to 1 agst Brilliant, 6 to 1 (at first 5 to 2) agst Confidence. Confidence came out just within the distance, and won by four lengths, the second beating the third by the same ; Esther was left at the post. The County Members' Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, Half a mile.) Mr. Saxon's Orcus, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Bentley's Rattlesnake, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (E. Sharpe) 2 Mr. H. Jones's Lady Derby, 2 yrs, 6st 41b ... (J. Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Wee Polly, The Gem, Codicil, Mountebank, and Miss Sykes. Betting-5 to 2 agst Qreus, 3to 1 agst Rattlesnake, Bto 1 agst any other. • _ _ . . Won cleverly; bad third. KEW GARDENS.—The large masses of rhododen drons and other American plants on each aide of the grand promenade, are now in full flower. The conservatory No. 10 is now well worthy the epecial notice of visitors. THAMES EMBANKMENT.—In the report of the evidence of Mr. John Fowler before the committee of the House of Commons on Friday last, the name of Mr. H. 11. Fulton, the engineer, was omitted as the author of the design then referred to, in conjunction with Mr. Fowler. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT- GENERAL THOMAS DTNELET, C.B.—We regret to announce the death of the above venerable Peninsular and Waterloo officer of the Royal Artillery, who died on the 21st instant, in the 79th year of his age. The deceased general's services com prised the campaign of 1805, in Italy, under General Sir James Craig, and that in Calabria, in 1806, under General Sir John Stuart, including the battle of Madia and the siege of Scylla. He proceeded to the Peninsula in 1811, serving from July that year to September, 1882, includ ing the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, where he was wounded in the head ; the siege of the forts at Salamanca, at which he was wounded in the face; the heights of St. Christoval ; the battle of Salamanca ; defence of the bridge of Simancas ; affairs at Morales de Toro and San Mulles ; battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees. He was taken prisoner at Malanahaida, near Madrid, 11th August, ISI2, when en gaged with the rear guard of Joseph Bonaparte's army. The gallant deceased, however, managed to make his escape from the enemy and rejoined the army on the 23d of the same month. He served during the campaign of 1815, and was present at the battle of Waterloo. He had received the silver war medal and five clasps for the Peninsula and the ' medal for 'Waterloo. In 1838, in recognition of hi , profes sional services, ho was nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and in February, 1857, was appointed colonel commandant of the 7th battalion of the Royal Artillery. The deceased general's commissions bore date as follows : second lieutenant, Ist December, 1801 ; lieutenant, Ist July, 1803; captain, 28th May, 1808; major, 18th June, 1815 ; lietitenant-epjonel, 10th January, 1837 ; colonel, 23d November, 1841; major-general, 20th June, 1851; and lieuteualat-general, 18th December, 1556, stock stock stock stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 121 stock stock 124 124 stock stock stock stock 10 12 IC 121 stock stock stock stock stock 10 1 stock stock stock stock stock stock 8 stoc stock stock 10s. stock stock stock stock stock stOCk Share 0I I 9 1104 iiiiii 114 131 14 101ifili lei } 41 44 444 8 5 4 i 1 1171 86 51 101 2 all 1100 104 3! i 92 I all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all 74 I Business Done. 12'I 66e 6 72 1 271 i 7 1 7 6 90 61 2 48 7 isi ico I i THE WRECK OF THE MALABAR. (FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES.) GALLE, MAY 26. For *some we, ks past the heat in Ceylon has been quite unprecedented. The teeming and luxuriant vegetation was burnt and brown, the grass was withered, the wells dry, and but a small supply of brackish water could be procured for man or beast. The atmosphere, close, dank, and steamy, presaged the approach of the south-west monsoon, due on the 12th of May. At length, on the evening of Sunday, the 20th, it burst with great fury, and with a per fect cataract of rain. The Simla, with Lord Elgin and Baron Gros on board, was approaching the island at nightfall, but her prudent and vigilant commander, Captain Patterson, determined to incur no risks. He could not run for the light on such a night, so he kept her course well to the south ward, and on Monday morning, amidst driving rain and furious squalls, he brought her off the harbour. A Cingalese canoe will live in any weather, and a pilot was soon on board, who at 11 a.m. brought the ship safely to anchor. At noon Lord Elgin and Baron Gros landed, under salutes from the battery, on a visit to Sir Henry Ward, who had arrived from Colombo to receive them. Some 200 yards within the moorings of the Simla lay the Malabar, on board which boat we were next day to embark for China. Both vessels were announced to start at noon, but so great was the swell that the specie and cargo could only be trans-shipped with much difficulty. The Malabar's departure was therefore postponed until 2 p.m. The morning of Tuesday broke dark, murky, and threatening. Heavy masses of cloud were drifting up from the south-west, and soon after daylight the squalls became most violent, accompanicil by a deluge of rain. Only those who have witnessed the first burst of the monsoon can form an idea of its terrible force. The wind blows in frightful gusts and in bouquets of squalls. Then comes a lull. The tempest takes breath—reader pour lac= &utter. After each of these intervals the squalls increase in intensity, and the rain descends as though the whole Heavens were opened into one sluice. The thunder bellows, peal after peal, and the lightning is blindingly vivid. Such a morning was that of the 22d when the Simla and Malabar lay side by side in the open roadstead facetiously called Galle harbour. Shortly before noon a salute from the batteries announced the departure of Sir Hugh Rose, who had arrived in the Malabar from Bombay, and who embarked in the Simla for Calcutta, to relieve Lord Clyde as Commander-in-Chief. Nearly all the Mala bar's passengers had spent the night on shore, for the noise and confusion attending the loading rendered the vessel but a sorry place for sleep. Soaked to the skin, they reached the boat between 12 and 1 o'clock. The fife was heard on board the Simla. Her anchor was soon hove up, and we gave three ringing cheers for the noble ship which had brought us so many thousand miles, as in gallant style she steamed out of harbour against the full force of the storm. Taking time by the forelock, the two Ambassadors quitted the jetty soon after 1, and 38 guns saluted the Plenipotentiaries of England and France. The Malabar had now received all her passengers. Several lighters, with cargo from the Simla, still remained tumbling and bumping along side, and it was clear that we could not start before 3 or 4 o'clock. The fires were lighted at half-past 1, but the steam was not hurried. Meanwhile the squalls increased in violence and frequency, and a very heavy swell rolled into the bay. In order to explain the accident which produced such disas trous results, I must give you a sketch of the so. called harbour of Galic. Galle harbour is formed by a bay, or inlet, about three miles wide.at the mouth and about a mile and a half deep, The land runs out on the east, and would effectually protect ships anchored under its lee from north-cast gales. But this portion of the bay is during the south-west monsoon exposed to the full force of the surf and swell. About half-way up the inlet stands "Watering-point," where the land juts in at a sharp angle. Thence to the Point de Galle fort is a distance of a mile and a quarter. Between the t wo lie reefs and large rocks, affording a slight and inefficient protection against the southerly gales. Inside, on the west, is the anchor. age ground. It contains exactly 56 acres, with moorings for three steamers. Should a fourth un expectedly arrive, she must wait in the roads until a berth be vacant. The anchorage is fringed with reefs and rocks on every side. North, south, east, and west are enormous boulders, over which the surf dashes high into the air, or more dangerous hidden reefs. Some are revealed by the.broak of the swell, while others are 10 to 16 feet under water, and give no sign of their existence. To the south west angle of, and about 300 yards beyond, the an chorage ground lies the Beluvaka. or Hospital reef. It is some 700 feet long, and 150 wide, the depth of water varying from four feet in the centre to 18 on the tail. The rocks are coral, sharp and pointed. It was on this reef we struck. The " China berth" is at the south-west angle of the anchorage, There lay the Malabar, an iron-built ship °Pl,O$) tons, and just two years old. She was built in five compartments, two abaft and two be fore the engine, which formed the fifth. She was anchored, her head nearly south, with one best bower 30-cwt. anchor. Astern was the usual moor ing anchor, with a 10-inch hawser. Her draught of water was 15 feet 6 inches aft, and 13 feet 6 inches forward. She arrived from Bombay at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and was moored in her berth by one of the regular pilots, Daviot by name. This pilot was on board on the 22d, for the purpose of taking the ship out of harbour. About half-past two o'clock the Malabar's com mander, Captain Grainger, goes to his cabin for a change of clothes. He is hardly there when, sud denly and without a moment's notice, comes a terrific squall from the north-east. It sweeps across the bay, and strikes the Malabar on her port side causing her to heel completely over, The mooring hawser snaps, and she swings round head to wind, completely reversing her former position. Then comes a shock which shakes the vessel from stem to stern ; a second, which brings the saloon sky light crashing into the cabin. Again, again, again, and lamp after lamp is shivered to pieces. We arc on the reef, and the rocks are smashing in our plates one after another. Captain Grainger is on the bridge—the engineer at his post, but the steam is not up, and the ship crashes and crunches with every swell. The pumps are sounded, and give three feet and a half water in the after compart ment. Five minutes later and five feet are an nounced. Our position is most critical ; not a boat alongside—not one of the ship's boats ready for launching. Before us is the bay with its roaring swell ; behind, at 400 yards distance, the fort, with the sea dashing over the rocks which jut into the water, and breaking in tremendous spray right against the parapet wall. The wind still keeps from the north ; if it does not shift., but a few minutes and all will be over. Hold on by the anchor—let it drag but six feet and the engine compartment will be smashed to pieces. Let those heavy engines descend with all their weight on these pointed rocks, and our vessel must split in two. A double danger then awaits us. We shall be blown into the air by collapse of the boilers, or down we shall go among the sharks and the breakers. The anchor holds. The squall abates, the wind goes back to the south. She swings clear of the reef. But now commences a new peril. The after compartments are filling fast, and she is visibly settling by the stern. The water rushes into the tunnel and indi cates seven feet in the hold. Unless steam be get up, down she must go, stern first, in a very few minutes. A panic seizes some—happily but a few — of the passengers. A rush is made to the boats. If they be launched, the Lascar crew will refuse to work, and in the general rush they will be sunk or stove in. Quietly seated on t he poop, Lord Elgin is conversing with his usual tranquillity. Some few days before our arrival ho remarked to mg that Gallo was an unprop itious p lace for him, as th ere he first heard the n ews of the Indian mutiny in 1857. " 41 sit om en" was my re p l y ; but in the very height of the crash, amid the howling wind and the hissing sea, he asks if I remember what he told me about Gallo. Baron Gres nobly seconds his colleague. He is cool and collected as though walk ing on the Boulevards, and England and France were never more worthily represented than by their two ambassadors, who set an example to every one. The panic is but of short duration. The cowards iare shamed by the quiet courage of the chiefs. 25 minutes have elapsed, and Mr. Bailey, the Penin sular and Oriental agent, with Mr. Janty, the act , ing harbour-master, comes on board, and now the steam is up, the chief engineer having poured gal lon after gallon of oil on the coals to quicken. their action. A rumour is spread that the captain is going out to sea. In truth, that was his first idea. The vessel is provided with powerful pumps, which can only be worked when the engines are going. There is no room in the harbour to steam ahead, and the captain trusts he can keep her afloat outside with the pumps, and so save ship and cargo. All hope is soon destroyed by the fearful rapidity with which the water rises. The chief engineer rushes on deck. " In the name of God, captain, don't proceed to sea ; we are in a sinking state. Beach her at once." But the rumour gains ground, and some of the passengers pester Lord Elgin with vain requests : " Will not your lordship order the boats to be low ered ?" " Will you not protest against going to sea ?" " Will you not speak to the captain ?" Lord Elgin steadily refuses to interfere with the captain in the discharge of his duty, but sends Col. Crcalock with a message—" Lord Elgin presents his compli ments and wishes to know if you are going to sea.' " Going to sea! we are going down." And so we are, and that visibly. Still not a boat alongside, the cargo boats having disappeared after the first bump. The quartermasters are at the helm, which they have never never quitted during the wildest con fusion. " Heave at the anchor." " Cheerily, men, cheerily." They work with a will, and, God be thanked, at the first revolution of the engines the screw drives her ahead. The bilge injection is set to work, but the water gains rapidly. It is up to her stern ports, The saloon and cabins are full. She is sinking fast. Will she live across the bay and reach the sandy beach ? Mr. Loch, Lord Elgin's private secretary, served in the navy in early life. He goes to the captain, and asks leave to prepare one of the quarter bouts for lowering, so that if we sink in crossing there may be a chance of saving the women. Permission is readily granted, and Mr. Loch, Col. Crealock, and a few others soon have the boat ready for launching, Now we are off. The stern sinks lower and lower. "Keep your eye on that mast," quietly remarks an old sailor tome; " I don't expect we shall get across, and if we sink it may be above water." At length we reach the sand. Let go the anchors. She swings, and the order is given to go astern ; but at the first revolution the engines are brought up standing. The broken hawser is round the screw ! Had it twisted the other way, we could never have gone ahead. We veer cable, and she is quietly beached on the sand, stern first. It is high time. A little longer and the water is in the engine-room. The ship's boats are now lowered. So great is the swell that to lie alongside is a work of danger. There aro some 20 vessels in port, but two only send boats. The first (English) is swamped in the heavy surf. The other (French) gets under the ladder and fills, but the men are active, and quickly bale her out. Both have their slci ppers on board. Let their names be recorded, for well they deserve it. The Englishman is Peter Upton, commanding the barque W'averley, of New- Castle. The Frenchman is Ch. Messemaccher, Capi taine au Long Cours, and his ship is the Paul Auguste, of Dunkirk. Lord Elgin and Baron Gros despatched Mr. Loch and the Comte de Bastard to thank them in the name of their respective Govern ments, and sure am -I that all England will second that vote of thanks. But we must return to the wreck, where all is prepared for saving the women. During the whole scene, midst the wildest excite ment, the ladies behave most nobly. No shriek is heard, and, though a few tears arc shed, there is neither confusion nor dismay. To get them into the boats is no easy matter, but happily it is con eluded without accident, one boat receiving them on the starboard, another on the pert quarter. Push off, land them quickly, and return to the ship. But here are two men on the starboard gangway attempting to escape in the women's boat, which is full enough already. The officer on duty pushes them back, but they are not to be repulsed. They slip past him, and leap—the first for the stern, where he tumbles among the ladies and nearly cap sizes the boat ; the second for the bow, which he misses, and takes a header right into the water. There I should have left him, but the sailors are more compassionate, and haul him in, quite drenched and half killed with fright. Neither of these men is English or French—the first is an American skipper, the second a Dutch engineer. And now boats arrive from the shore, and the Governor's barge is among them. But Lord Elgin will not quit the vessel until every passenger is saved. One after another he sees them over the side, and at length steps into the barge with Baron Gros, the attaches of the two embassies, and the writer of this letter. We look at the stern, which is all but level with the water, and cease to wonder at the narrow escape of Mr. Giffard, one of the passen gers. He went to his cabin to recover something for his wife. A sea dashed through the port, filled the cabin, closed the door, and but for the venetian blinds which give egress for the water into the saloon he would have been crowned like a rat in a hole. We pull for the jetty, where the ambassadors land, sorely shorn of their glory, but having shown under the most trying circumstances a rare example of courage and steadfastness. And now we begin to look about us, and ascertain our loss. Except the few things which were taken on shore the previous night, all is in the bold, and cannot be reached. Both Lord Elgin and Baron Gros have lost their credentials, their instructions, and all their more important papers. Lord Elgin's Orders of the ThiStle and the Bath lie " full fathom tire." Baron Gros is miKus a very considerable sum he took out in specie for the expenses of his mission, and a large service of plate. Two newly married couples have lost their it OSSCCIUX, their pre sents, and the home reminiscences given to the ladies before starting on their distant journey. But one portmanteau has been saved by either. As for mysel!, I got wet through going on board in a squall; and, finding every particle of my luggage thrust into the hold, I borrowed a dry shirt and trousers of a friend, who afterwards had the satis faction of seeing me saved in his garments. My kit for joining the army in China would have de lighted the soul of Sir Charles Napier, and gained the approval of Lord Clyde. It consists of a tooth brush, comb, shirt collar, and shoehorn. I have not even saved the piece of soap. All the rest —books and papers, letters and maps, woollens and linens, waterproofs and bedding, have gone to the bottom. And now a few words on a subject which causes great complaint, the treatment of passenger , ' luggage in the Peninsular and Oriental boats. A rule exists, that during the many transhipments occurring between England and China, luggage marked " Cabin" shall be taken to the cabin, while the remainder goes down to the hold. An officer on board each ship is charged with the duty of see ing this rule carried into execution. But, lik e many other excellent re gulations, it exists on l y on paper, and is utterly disregarded in practice. N o t one single article marked " Cabin" reached its pro per destination on board the Mal abar last Tuesdsiy. Everything was bundled hold,down a t n hgeeofdress. Ihe few articles which and wh en the ladies came off d r enched to the skin they h a d 'nom eansofp theroeui.ing a change took ashore from the Simla were saved, as saloon and cabins were accessible for some time. Had due regard been paid to this rule, Lord Elgin would have preserved his credentials, his instructions, and his decorations, which were all in a box properly marked. Had proper respect been paid to the orders of Mr. Bailey. the Peninsular and Oriental agent, super added to the rule, your correspondent would have saved his letters and papers together with much valuable property. In excuse for this negligence it is stated that 24 hours only are allowed at Gallo by the Admiralty agent for transhipment of mails, bullion, and cargo, and this in the frightful weather of last Tuesday. The officers are therefore only too glad to get the luggage on board and arrange it after starting. But such an excuse is utterly unavailing. he China luggage was placed on the Sim th hours before our arrival. 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