The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. - 4. An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders was held yesterday at the London Tavern, the Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley in the chair, for the purpose of receiving a special report from the directors, and of having submitted to the pro prietors the heads of a provisional agreement entered into between her Majesty's Government and the directors, authorising the directors to raise a new capital of £600,000, &c. The SECRETARY read the report, which has been already published, but which was now amended to this extent, at page 5,—" The further privilege will attach to these shares of dividing pro rata with the Original capital any surplus of profits that may remain after the eight per cent. preference has been provided for." To this were added the words— " And after a dividend of 4 per cent. has been paid upon the other capital." The CHAIRMAN, in proposing that the report be adopted, proceeded to state the course which the directors had to recommend to the shareholders ; and at the outset he begged to remind them that the meeting had been called in redemption of a pledge given by the board through him on a former occasion, to give the earliest opportunity to the shareholders of continuing or withdrawing their confidence from the board. At the last meeting the board had received a communication from the Government which led them to hope th a t they would be able to come to an understanding and to make a provisional agreement, which would be sub mitted to the shareholders; and they were anxious, when that agreement was brought into shape, to give the shareholders the option of moving upon it. The problem to be solved was how they could effect either the resuscitation of the existing cable or the creation of a new one. He need not advert to the diffi culties which they . had had to contend with from the jealousy of rivals, or the projects of certain parties ; but supposing this company to be the com pany to lay the foundation of rapid communication between the two great continents, the question was how they could get the required capital. It was not necessary to remind them, as they were all fellow sufferers, of the disadvantage of starting with a loss, and with a large capital which had been spent irretrievably. From these other com panies might be exempt. Other schemes might have been projected for carrying lines across the Atlantic at less expense, indeed, at much cheaper rates, but these were the schemes of experimenters and empirics. Again, he would remind them no thing had occurred in any way to discourage them since they last met in that room from the depres sion of commerce and the great uncertainty of affairs which had lasted for six months, and the outbreak of war, But they had this advantage— that they were independent of war. If all the nations of Europe, or in the world, were engaged in conflict, their business would not be interrupted by it, because every nation must have an interest in keeping up a speedy communication with Ame rica. This, then, was a consideration which might be put out of the question. But while other com panies started free from debt, this company had the value of its connection with the Government ; and they would, so far, have the advantage over their rivals, and the fact would prevent them doing any thing for a considerable time. For the last six months he and his colleagues had been in commu nication with the Government, and had brought their negotiations to a conclusion, the arrangement being subject to the approval of the shareholders. This was a great national enterprise, which he must say it was the business of the Government to foster ; but they took a very narrow-minded view of this great question, while in the case of more absolute Governments, as in France, such enter prises were liberally met, as in the case of con• struction of railways, when a guarantee was given by the French Government to the extent of 32 millions of money, for which they were never called upon to pay one sou. This company had a right to complain that their efforts had not been fostered. Under these circumstances, the board were com pelled to get the best terms they could, and those terms were embodied in the report. The question was, not whether this was the best agreement that could be obtained, or contained all that they could get ; but the question was, would it suffice to get the capital required. If not, in their pre. sent position could they get it ? He knew that some gentlemen thought they could ; but they must be men of very sanguine temperament who thought they could embark in the undertaking without the assistance of Government. But his own opinion, and that of his colleagues, was, that in the present state of affairs they were in an un fortunate position. They had sunk a large capital in consequence of the operation of circumstances, arising from mistakes or errors, which were to be expe3ted in the outset of a great enterprise such as this. It was his opinion that without the aid of the Government it was hopeless to expect to raise the capital required. It might be thought by some that it would be a wise thing to abandon the enter- prise, or to wind up, but he was not in a position to make such a proposition ; nothing fresh had oc curred since they last it to engender discourage ment, for, on the contrary, they had encouragement from the Government and much substantial assist- ante. Under these circumstances he hoped the shareholders would express their opinion, not with a divided voice, because in that case it would be impossible to do anything. He hoped that in the confidence of the ultimate success of this enterprise they would accept this agreement as the best they could get. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to state what was the substance of the agreement as set forth in the report. They asked to raise a capital of £600,000. which would be in excess of what was required. The hor,. gentleman then went through the different points of the report, and con cluded by moving its adoption, observing at the same time that it was the desire of the board to popularise the mode of raising the capital by creating £5 shares. If any shareholder should move the adjournment of the matter, and a majority of that body should affirm that proposition, the board would be ready to listen to it; but it must be remembered that time was of all importance. He then concluded by moving that the report as amended be received. • ___ Professor THOMPSON seconded the motion, and expressed his conviction of the ultimate success of the undertaking. Mr. HIGGINS, in a long written steech, moved as an amendment, that the meeting be adjourned till the 22d day of June inst., in the absence of more full and particular information as to the privileges vested in the proprietors, &c. Mr. SCOTT seconded the amendment, and after a very long " palaver," the amendment was put, in favour of which two hands were raised, the, mover and seconder ; it being thus lost, the original ques tion was carried by an overwhelming majority. The following resolutions were subsequently carried unanimously : " That the board of directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company be and they are hereby autho rised to carry into effect an agreement with her Majesty's Government on the basis set forth in the report of the directors to the meeting this day." "That, subject to the passing of the bill now before Parliament for such purpose, the directors be and they are hereby authorised to issue new shares, of the nominal value of £5 per share in the capital of this company, and to a total amount not exceed. inn £600,000." ' " That the said capital of £600,000, or so much thereof as may from time to time be issued, shall be and is hereby constituted preferential capital of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, and the shares therein shall be entitled to receive upon the amounts from time to time paid up, a dividend of 8 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly out of the balance of profit in each half year." "That after 8 per cent. sMll have been paid on such preferential shares, all the old capital of the company shall next become entitled to a dividend of 4 per cent." " That after such 8 and 4 per cent. shall have been respectively provided for, the whole capital of the company shall participate equally, pro rata, in any additional profits." On the motion of Mr. TkomAs H. BROOKING, seconded by Mr. HIGGINS, a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors was carried with accla mation. The CHAIRMAN very briefly responded to the vote, 'and The meeting separated, after three hours' de liberation. [AbvErcrisEmENT ]—Among the numerous extraordi nary cures without medicine effected by 'Du Barry's deli cious byesatothp-sztoring Revalenta Arabica Food of indiges tion (d Com / .ilatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liN'er debility, th e 10411,,Y, cough, asthma, consumption, and " Athol-street, Perth,. are not the least remarkable : genr. May 2, 1842.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and Revai d debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent 'Thomas Arabica Food.—James Porter." No. 24,814, the Rey. xhomas Minster, cure of five years' ner vousness, with spasms and Rossdail 0• 3n2vomitings. From the V e nerable Archdeacon a " Three years' excess ive nervousness, with pains in my 6 y ,B n 3 eclc . and left arm, and general debility , which renderedi)s my life very miserable, has bean radically removed by u t a o rry' 8 health-restori n g food.—Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon f ; 0 51b., 125.; 121 b., In fins at ls. 6d. ; 11b., 3s. ; 21b., s s. % I t "; Skibbereen." 265. Tire 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, receiptusee of post tt _London. office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent- Bisho Oxford Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly ; Gracedhurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 1.5 4 : : " ), b 1 0 'i , 5 , 60, street; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, street 7 85 Tottenham-court -road. Also at adi e „" Bewley* and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimes and c 0. ..! at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; at Manchester, Sharp and Scott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South amptop, Randall and Son. THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Yesterday evening the thirty-first annual festival of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, was held at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street—the Earl of Carlisle in the chair, supported by about 100 gentlemen, most of them the immediate patrons and subscribers to the institution. It may be stated that this hospital, which was founded mainly by the instrumentality of Dr. Marsden, differs in the principles on which it is regulated from most, if not all, of the hospitals of the metropolis. With reference to in-door patients, it admits foreigners, strangers, and others having neither friends nor homes, on their own application, as far as the means of the charity will permit ; as regards out-patients, all sick and diseased persons having no other means of obtaining relief are allowed to attend the hospital every day at one o'clock, when they receive medic al and surgical advice and medicine free. It will at once be seen that the benefits of this hospital are to be obtained by all who require them without the circumlocutory and patronising process to which they would be subject in gaining a dmittance into or assistance from other institutions of the like kind. Previous to the founding of this hospital there was no medi cal establishment in the metrcpolis where the destitute stranger, when overtaken by sickness or disease, an d disabled from moving about, could find an a sylum for his immediate reception. This want has now been supplied so far as the means which are at the disposal of the managers of this institution will allow. It was stated as a fact that , in the building in which the hospital is situated . there are several well ventilated and well built wards, containing aMPie accommodation for at least eighty inpatients, which are at present not used for want of adequate funds, and great efforts are being put forth to make some addition to the number of beds during the ensuing year in this unoccupied portion of the hospital. During the past year medical aid has been afforded to no less than 40,403 in and out patients, which, added to those previously relieved since the com mencement of the hospital in 1856, make a grand total of .649,388 patients. During the past year there have been received in donations, sub scriptions, and legacies, an aggregate sum of £6,234. Among the interesting incidents of the year have been the receipt, for the ninth time in succession, of an anonymous gift of £3OO ; a generous gift of £lOO as a thank offering from a gentleman who withheld his name, and also a sixth donation from a bene volent lady of £lOO. One of the features in the contributions to the institution is the humbler offerings of the poor. These are taken weekly out of the boxes open to passers by in the street, and they amounted during the year to £B5 17s. 5d., of which sum £4 2s. ld. As in copper, including no less than 232 farthings. Notwithstanding these evidences of sympathy with the objects of the institution, and such appreciation of its merits, still greater liberality on the part of the public is neces sary to the full development of its usefulness. It need hardly be said that on the present occasion the interests of the charity were advocated by the noble chairman with all the genial earnestness and capa bility of adaptation to the duty before him which characterise his efforts in behalf of institutions of a charitable description. Other gentlemen, including Dr. Marsden and Mr. George Moore, also contri buted to the objects of the festival by their voices and by their contributions, and, on the whole, it may be stated that it was successful, not only in a pecuniary point of view (some £1,500 or £1,600 was collected), but also in enlisting the sympathies of every one present, and tending towards a better and fuller knowledge of the value of the Royal Free Hospital on the part of the public in general. LAW AMENDMENT SOCIETY. A meeting of this society was held on Monday evening ; Lord Brougham in the chair. In conse quence of the small attendance the further consider ation of the Bankruptcy Bills was adjourned. .Mr. HASTINGS, at Lord Brougham's request, stated the result of the deliberations of the Criminal Law Committee on the subject of false pretences on the sale of goods. Some months since a letter from his lordship had been read to the society, in which the present unsatisfactory state of the law was pointed out ; and this letter had been referred to the committee and considered by them. The first point was, what was the actual law on the subject. Now a false pretence in the sale of goods might be either as to quantity or quality. As to the first, nothing could be clearer than that the law, as laid down by Lord Mansfield in Wheatley's case (2 Burr. 1,125), denied that any false representation as to quantity at the time of sale was the subject for a criminal indictment, the injured buyer being left to his civil remedy. But in " Reg. v. Sherwood" (1 D. and B. C. C. 251), it had been decided that a false representation as to quantity subsequent to sale and delivery was within the statute ; a coil dealer was held to be rightly convicted who had sold 14 cwt., and after delivery had gone to the house of the buyer and reiterated the falsehood. The law was more strict in the point of quality ; but recent decisions had brought it to an anomalous state, which it was hardly possible to justify. It appeared that if the deception extended to the whole body or substance of the articles sold, an in dictment for false pretences would lie ; but if the article were ejusdemgeneris with that described by the seller, however inferior in value, the offence was not within the statute. Thus in "Reg. v. Roebuck," where the keller described a chain as silver, it being entirely of a baser metal, without any admixture of silver, the conviction was affirmed ; while in " Reg. v. Bryan',' (1 D and 8., C. C., 265), where the seller had deceived the purchaser by stating that the spoons he parted with were of that kind known as Elkington's A, whereas they were of very inferior quality, bat still had a slight coat ing of silver, the majority of the judges quashed the conviction. In this case Mr. Justice Willes and Mr. Baron Bramwell commented in forcible terms on the unsatisfactory state of the law, and contended that the maxims of law should be made consonant to morality, and not be lowered to meet the supposed requirements of trade. In the Indian Penal Code, prepared by Mr. (now Lord) Macaulay, some valuable observations would be found on this subject. The committee were averse to dealing— at any rate at present—with the subject of quantity, but thought that the present law might be properly enlarged, so as to avoid the technical distinctions which had been drawn as to quality, the committee being strongly of cpinion that no argument of a sound nature could be brought forward to support the punishment of a seller who deceived as to the whole substance of an article which would not apply with equal force to the case of a seller who deceived wilfully and fraudulently as to part of the substance. Mr. Hastings then read a short bill which had been prepared by the committee, and which he undertook to present to the society for discussion at the next meeting. After some conversation the society adjourned till Monday, the 29th inst. TRIAL TRIP OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SIIIP PARAMATTA. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The Royal Mail Company's new iron paddle wheel steam-ship Paramatta left the docks yester day under the command of Captain Bayntott for Stoke's Bay, where her speed was tested by the measured mile. On the occasion there were nearly 200 ladies and gentlemen on board. Among the company present were Captain Mangles, Captain Wilson, Captain Liot, Captain \Vhish, and Mr. Tufnell, directors of the company ; Captain Vincent, the company's superintendent ; Captain Strutt, examiner t o th e company ; M r . e company's e ng i neer; Don Henr i que consul; Capt a i n F ord, of the Otto man Ritchie, Ainz,s p a n Spanish navy ; Mr. Alderman Carter, and other cr en tlemen. 0 The day was not so favourable as might have been desired, although the weather was fine. A heavy mist set in whilst the ship was a t S p i t h ead, which obscured objects at but a short dis tance, and result caused otfhteh the ship trial after b f t e e rhfoovuer- trips,o f with and againsto r some time. The tide, was as follows : 1 Ist Trip.. 4m. 145., equal to 14 . 173 knots p er hour. 2d 4m. 165., 14.063 3 c l 4m. 295., „ 13.383 4th „ - 4m. 145., „ 14.173 79 Being an average of nearly 14 knots per hour. The Paramatta was built by the Thames Iron Ship Building Company. Her capacity is rated at (registered tonnage) 2,285 (builder's measurement) 2,092 tons ; horse power, 800. Her main deck is 331 feet in length, and presents an unbroken pro menade on each side of the ship from stern to stern. The beam is 42 ft. 9 in., depth 36 ft. 6 in. Every new appliance has been made use of in her con struction, and she has accommodation for 274 first class passengers. She has four tubular boilers, of the weight of 220 tans, with 24 furnaces. A sumptuous ckjeuner was served on board. The Paramatta returned to port the same evening. [AnvEnTismENT.]-llolloway's Ointment and rills.— Medical mal-treatment and neglect, and imprudence on the part of the sufferers themselves annually destroy thousands of lives that might have been saved with the greatest ease, by the use of these perfect antidotes to disease external and internal. Multitudes of rheumatic sufferers are now limp ing to the grave with contracted joints and in constant agony who might be cured in a few weeks by the ointment, and the vital strength of a still greater number is oozing away through scrofula, sores, abscesses, and other exhaust ing outlets of suppuration which might be promptly and safely cured by the same means. Whilst the, heart beats the patient need not despair : Holloway's remedies will prove a very present help. . ,g,ESSIONS.—June 8. .-~ r----~.` This morning, Mr. Po /mall opened the court , and . the following:magistrates ' were present .Mr. , H- 11 - „ fir. Baylis, Mr. Faulcoi. pry Harwood;Mr.Brooking, l Mr. Hogarth, Mr. Baslii:tird, Mr. Marshall, Mr. W. P, Bedkin, Mr. Halsey,, Mr. White, Mr. Wyatt Mr. Charman, Mr. Beetha tn, Mr. Griffiths, Colonel Elsey, and Mr. Burslem. Mr. Bodkin, appointed assistant-judge, in the place of the late Mr. Pasl dey, Q.C., having been sworn in, was introduced to the chair by Mr. Pow nall, and was warmly con ;fratulatcd. After the jurors had been called, Mr. Cooper, the senior counsel present, said he begged to be permitted, on behalf of the whole bar, as well as of himself, first 1 o offer to the family of the late esteemed assistant-iudge an expression of their sincere condolence on Ale irreparable loss they had sustained in his premature death, and then to tender their warm congratulations on the appoint ment of Mr. Bodkin as his successor. The learned gentleman went on to say--From your acknow ledged talent, judicial turn of mind and acquire ments, great and compreheimive knowledge of the law, combined with that kindness of heart and amiability of disposition with which we are all familiar, we are all convinced that you will admi nister the law in this court with ability, imparti ality, and mercy. We can, too, but congratulate ourselves on your appointment as recalling tomind the well-known line " Esther though line, in robes, is Esther still," for we are convinced that, unlike some, you will never forget, or appear to do so, that you have been one of us, with us mingling in that friendly and social intercourse which our profession so much en courages and promotes, and that we shall experience from you that kindness and courtesy so essential to the due and proper administration of the law, qua lities which, if so humble a person as myself may be permitted to say, add so great a charm to the other and high attainments possessed by the holder of the highest judicial office in the realm at this time. And after the wear and tear of an extended professional career, in which you have gained much honour and general esteem, that you may enjoy many years of comparative otium cum diynitate, is our sincere and fervent wish; and when you shall retire years hence from active into private life, we doubt not that all men will say :—may his successor be but as fair and just as he. Having intruded upon you these few remarks, we say once more that we heartily congra tulate this Court and the public on your appoint- I ment, and may you long continue in the enjoyment of it. Mr. Bodkin said it would be impossible to over estimate the kindness which had induced these re marks from Mr. Cooper on behalf of the bar, as it would be difficult for him to express adequately his deep sense of the honour they had done him. He assumed the chair of this Court under circumstances of a serious and painful character. The loss of their late friend, Mr. Pashley, was one of a public charac ter. for his great experience, legal knowledge—his many varied talents and acquirements, combined with his acquaintance with the general literature of the country, rendered him an ornament to his pro fession, and a most valuable public servant. Suc ceeding one possessing such eminent qualities, who was preceded by one no less eminent—the late Mr. Sergeant Adams—he should have to rely upon the kindness and forbearance of all in the discharge of his duties, to which he should bring the best of his energies. Personally, he wished to say, he had not solicited this appointment ; it had been given to him unasked by the authorised advisers of the Crown, and he might be excused if he added, that the ap- pointment had, he had reason to believe, met with the cordial approbation of those whom he now had the honour of calling his brother Justices, and over whom he should have to preside as their judicial officer. (Hear, hear, from the bench.) He bad prac tised before them for 33 years, and he had now arrived at a time of life when a relaxation from the more active duties of an arduous profession was not undesirable, and he was very happy to say, and he should ever retain the pleasing recollection, that he never had any ill feeling with any one in the profes sion. The loss of Mr. Pashley so suddenly ought to be a lesson to all as to the uncertainty of human life. But a few days ago he was discharging his duties in that very chair, and had every appearance of a long and useful life before him. He was but little over 50 years of age, yet he had passed from amongst us. It should be a solemn warning. As the successor of Mr. Pashley, he should bring to the discharge of the duties a real honesty of pur pose, which he trusted would stand him in stead of shortcomings in other respects, and he should ever recall with pride and gratification the unmitigated kindness, forbearance, and cordial good feeling he had always met with, and to ensure a continuance of which he should use every effort and endeavour. The learned Judge then resumed his seat amid cordial applause. The cases tried during the day were unimportant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—,Tune 8. CLERKEN WELL. TIIE DEFALCATIONS AT ISLINGTON.--Ebenezer Ward. aged 40, late a col lector for the parish of Islington, residing at Alwyne-road, Canonbury, was charged, on remand; before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with feloniously em bezzling the sum of £707 14s. 11d., received b him for and on account of the vestry of the parish of St. Mary, Islington, his masters, &c. Mr. Layton, vestry clerk, attended for the prose cution, and Mr. Depree for the defence. Mr. Depree asked for an adjournment, and he said he understood that the other side had no ob jection. He also trusted that the amount of bail might be reduced. Mr. Layton would leave the matter in the hands of the Court. He might state that the amount of the prisoner's defalcations, beyond the bond, would be about £4OO. He was sure that the prisoner was not the sort of man to run away. _ _ Mr. Tyrwhitt would reduce the amount of bail from two sureties in the sum of £5OO each, and the prisoner himself in £l,OOO to two sureties in £250 each, and the prisoner in £5OO. The prisoner was then removed. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF VALUA'BLE LINEN.— Catherine Williams, aged 32, a dirty-looking woman, described as a charwoman of no home, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing a quantity of linen, of the value of £l5, the pro perty of Mr. L. Crowley, of St. John's-park, Hollo way. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. W. Garrett, the landlord of the Mulberry-tree Tavern, Upper Holloway, that on Monday, about 12 o'clock, the prisoner came to his house and left a large bundle of linen, stating that she would call for it in half an hour. She, however, did not call for it until yesterday, when, from her manner, Mr. Garrett's suspicions were aroused, and he watched her some distance, when he saw her take a sheet from the bundle and tear what he supposed was the name off. She then took the bundle to a baker's, where she left it, and the sheet off which she had torn the name she took to a pawnbroker's and offered it in pledge, but Mr. Garrett having communicated with the pawnbroker, the pledge was refused. The pri soner then left and went to fetch the bundle, which was previously stopped by Mr. Garrett, when Asplen. 444 S, was called and the prisoner was given into custody. The prisoner obtained posses sion of the clothes by representing that she had been sent for them by the laundress. Sergeant Aylett, 15 S, having taken the charge, made inquiries and ascertained front whenco the clothes had been obtained. The prisoner it was stated had previously washed for the person whom she alleged had sent her for the clothes. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and wished the magistrate to deal with the case at once. Mr. Corrie said great praise was due to Mr. Garrett for the trouble he had taken in the matter. He then sentenced the prisoner to four calendar months' hard labour in the House of Correction. LAMBETH.—CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.—John Nichol Wafters, alias Doctor Waders, and Claude Edwards, were placed before the Hon. G. C. Norton on a charge of conspiring with another person, not in custody, to defraud Mr. Thomas Jones of one guinea. Mr. G. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place, attended for the prosecution, and, ad- E d in r l C:s - u si s n to g d t:e iii magistrate, said he appeared to support the accusedi\li ofr the charge against the prisoners, as entered in the they were conspiringwithanotherofnot cenh without professional as sistance,uniei t e i d i e a d fte i r t, taNnvda o'clock a t e h i e c on that day, it sufficient e ei case than that of placing to proceed furthern ii n i o t t i his (Mr. Lewis's) intention before his worship prisoners, evidence to justify a remand. One of the distinctly to show, vas the person he should be able h calling himself Dr. Wafters, whose home a time since had become so familiar to the public by his connection with the notorious quacks, th e 'B e y nnetts, and the Ear Infirmary in Sprin, ; g ardens,. mistook not, was wanted at some other place, who, l if he p ace, from whence he managed to escape f rom other prisoner, who gave the name of justice. 7ANla The f rds, was also one of the Spring-gardens gang, and ' the documents found at their residence, and their rom I con duct in the transactions with his client Lewis) had no doubt of ultimately' lie (Mr establishing clear case of conspiracy and fraud against a both, and also a third party, not yet in custody. The prosecutor , Mr. Thomas Jones, was here sworn, and deposd that he was a retired trades man, and resided at No. 75, Mount-street, Grosve nor-squarel that he was much afflicted with deaf. o tad Nreb,s, t, faeFi:ceanyu d i in his head, and th a t i n consequence ef e stshaen printedd no circular produced, b e i ng g i ven t o hi m by an acquaintaiNe, he, on the 11th or 12th o f l as t m onth, went to the house N o . 28, Mount - gardens, Hess Westminster-road, front whence the circular was ee le la n ; in t a h n e d sai on d his he describing the q addressed. He the n saw a y oun g man, who subse uen said his name hwi2s s tlp that he had attended a thousand such cases fertile doctor, and cured all, was assistanfto Dr. Watters, . and that in his (witness's) case he should. effect a , perfect cure in a week. He then gave him three bottles of "stuff," and the slovenly maw= iu which they were made up, as well as the careless manner in which the directions for use were given, led him first to suspect all was not right. Mr. Norton—How were you to use the stuff, as you call it ? Witness--I was to syringe the back of my head, neck, and ears with it; but it was nasty stuff, though he wanted me to pay a guinea for it, but I refused to give him more than 55., which he took. I called again on the 25th of May, when I saw the younger prisoner, Edwards, who represented him self to be Dr. Watters, and I consulted him on the nature of my complaint. He gave me three more bottles of stuff, for which he charged me 16s. I paid a third visit to the house to-day, when I saw Dr. Watters (the elder prisoner) for the first? time, and after asking me the nature of my complaint, examined my ears, and was about to syringe them, when I said I preferred doing so myself. Mr. Norton—Well, what took place after that ? Witness—They gave me this large bottle of stuff, which they wanted me to pay for, but I refused to do so, observing that the undertaking in the first instance was to cure me in a week for a guinea, and that sum I had already paid. The officer then came in, and I gave both prisoners into his charge for defrauding me. Mr. Norton—Has any of this medicine, or stuff as the prosecutor calls it, been analysed ? Mr. Jones—No, your worship, I have not had time to get it done. Dr. Watters—The medicine is right enough, and I am properly qualified to dispense it. Mr. Norton—When the prosecutor made an ap plication to me, he represented the stuff to be prin cipally urine. Dr. Watteis—Yes, that was the stuff dispensed at Spring-gardens by the Bennetts, but my little concern was always opposed to them, and the whole of this is the result of a conspiracy against me, because I opposed and exposed them as a gross con spiracy against me. Mr. Lewis—Well, if such be the fact, you will have ample opportunity of proving it, and having justice done to you. Inspector Young, of the L division of police, said he accompanied the prosecutor to the house, 28, Mount-gardens Lambeth, on the door of which was the name of " Locock," on a brass plate. Mr. Jones went in, and in a short time came out and beckoned to him, when he accompanied him into the house, and received the prisoner in custody on the charges before mentioned. He asked Edwards how he came to sign the two papers he produced as Dr. Watters, but he refused to give any explanation, when Dr. Watters said, " Whatevr he has done he has done under my directions." There was a num ber of printed bills, such as those circulated by quack doctors, about the place, and amongst them was a printed circular, such as that given to the prosecutor in the first instance, and which led to his going to the house of the prisoner. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, Mr. Young said that the prisoners took possession of the house in Mount-gardens about the time they had been rooted from Spring-gardens; and he had no doubt, when sufficient time was given to him to examine the various documents found in the house of the prisoners, he should be able to supply other and more important evidence against them. The prisoner Watters again complained of not having been fairly treated ; said he did not consider it any offence to put a name on a door for advertisint purposes : that he had his diploma from the Apo thecaries' Hall on the 30th January, 1830, and also his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons on the 31st March, 1843, and was therefore amply qualified to dispense medicine. Mr. Norton was of opinion that the case was one which required fuller investigation, and in order to afford time to make the requisite inquiries he must remand the prisoners. However, he had no objection to accept good bail for their appearance on a future day, and if Dr. Watters, as he called himself, was the respectable person he represented himself to be lie could have no difficulty in finding the necessary sureti es. Mr. Lewis said he had no objection whatever to good bail, and the prisoners were remanded. WESTMINSTER.—AFFILIATION EXTRAORDI NARY.—Mr. Robert Freer, a clerk in the Customs, appeared. to a summons, to show cause why he should not be adjudged the father of a bastard child, to which Miss Mary Bullmore, understood to be the daughter of a. medical gentleman at Truro, had given birth. Mr. Smythe, from the office of Mr. De la Mere, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, jun., the defence. Complainant, a fashLnably attired, but rather plain-looking woman, about 30 years of age, said she lived at 124, Tachbrook-street. In August last she lived at 122, under the name of Baring, as a widow. Defendant was in the habit of coming there to visit a relation. The intimacy which gave rise to the birth of the child, which was born on the 10th ult., commenced in August, and continued up to the 14th of December ; and on the defendant's return from Boulogne in September she told him she thought she was enciente. Cross-examined—Had had a child before, which was two years and three months old. Was kept up to the present time by a gentleman named Williams; he was a man of some station, and she had lived with him from 1853 to 1857 without having a child. He did not know of the birth of the last child to her knowledge. Gentlemen had visited her lodg ings, among whom was a person named , " Ned," about 18 or 9 0 ; he had been in her bed room seve ral times playing with her baby, he was very poor, and sometimes she would give him food. Knew a man named Rumond ; he came to see her sister, to whom he was' engaged, and was so still, she be lieved ; he had not seen complainant since the 22d of July ;he had been in her bed room once. Knew a person named Kitto, but he had never been in her bed room. Defendant's four brothers had seen s s N w avi hni a t teeshrdintimatethe seeneptwithSeptember mre bH h whe i eea rr. her; they had never been in her bed room . K new defendant first in August ; is s l o w i i n v sht i ihenl s e co nd de s a hi t de . irsli was ii t nv s et i t i s o m t sister wai ted h i Nv . r not Had been to Cremorne with defendant ; that was in October. He promised to marry her, and she told her 's pa" so, when she acquainted him with the fact of her being enciente. Re•examined—He promised to marry her in August. Having ascertained she had some pro perty and money he made that promise; but after he found he could not touch anything belonging to her he said he would not marry her. By Mr. Paynter—The first time she saw defen dant he asked her whether she was open to an offer of marriage; she made no reply, and the second time he saw her he said he would marry her. He knew she had a child by Mr. Williams. By Mr. Smythe.—Had not seen Mr. Williams for 15 or 18 months. By Mr. Paynter—Had known Mr. Williams from her infancy ; he was arman of some standing, and lived next door to her " pa's" house at Truro. Mr. Lewis here read a letter from complainant, addressed to the defendant on the 14th December, in which occurred these words " Have I not struggled hard and long to prevent the gratifica tion of your depraved propensities ?" Mr. Paynter wished to know how she reconciled these words with the testimony she now gave that she had unresistingly been intimate with the de fendant the second time she saw him. Complainant could make no reply. Mr. Lewis then read another letter, which, like the former one, said not a word about a breach of promise, but complained that defendant had been very cross abort her knowing two gentlemen whose names she would not mention. Mrs. Mary Ann Davis, 122, Tachbrook-street, said that about July defendant came to her house to see his grandmother, and frequently afterwards to take tea and supper with complainant, who seemed to be on excellent terms with the defendant, and there was every appearance that the affair would end in matrimony. ' Cross-examined—Miss Bullmore was intimate with the lodgers in the house, and was in the habit of entertaining them with tea and supper. She had seen Mr. Raymond there frequently. "Ned" was 18 last March or April. An elderly man about 70 came to see complainant ; she had formerly lodged with him witness believed. Two persons, father and son, named Kitto, had also visited her. Mr. Wil liams, an elderly gentleman, who was the father of her first child, c nue to see complainant about May, 1858. Complainant came to lodge with witness* on April 5, 1858, and. Mr. Williams came and gave her money for the doctor's bill about six weeks after she came to live there. By Mr. Pay nter—Complainant's sister, Miss Caroline Bullmore, was living with her about August. She slept in the same bed with her. The person whom they all called " Ned" nursed com plainant's child, which would cry if he were not near it. Mary Metcalfe said she had lived as servant with Mrs. Davis, at 122, Tachbrook-street, in October last. Once she heard complainant and defendant in conversation. She was crying, and said, " Will -7^ , you,?" to Ivllich be replied, U. Yes, I will marry you." Cross-examined--Defendant was quite deaf, and could not hear a word coinplainant said to him. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Lewis, after commenting at great length upon the facts of the case, urged that complainant was an instance of the infidelity of some women, as whilst enjoying a most liberal and generous allow ance from Mr. Williams, for whom, at a sufficient age to know right from wrong, she had left a good home, and with whom she had been cohabiting for some years, she had conducted herself with great profligacy to every one who came in her way. She had sworn most positively that she had not been on friendly terms with Mr. Williams for 15 or 18 months, 10ereas, on the other hand, Mrs. Davis, who had apparently given her evidence in a truth ful manner, said that Mr. Williams gave complainant money for her doctor, about May or June ; there fore, there was nothing to show that Mr. Williams was not the father of the second child. He then called Defendant, who is completely deaf, — and whose examination was conducted in writing. He said that on his return from lease, in October last, he wrote to the complainant, whom he had seen when he went on one occasion to visit his grandmother. She replied to his letter that her sister was living and sleeping with her, and therefore she could not see him yet. The first intimacy took place returning from Cremorne, in October. He had never promised her marriage. It was not likely he would disgrace his family by marrying a kept person with a bastard child. Cross-examined—Remembered that the first in timacy took place in October, because he had just returned from leave of absence. Saw complainant in August, but not alone. Mr. Paynter said after the liberal treatment of Williams towards complainant, it was not reason able to suppose that if this child was his she would avow her infidelity to him by attempting to swear it to another man. He could not place reliance upon the testimony of complainant ; and, looking at the whole of the circumstances of the case, he gave cre dence to the evidence of defendant, which was in part confirmed by the expression made use of in complainant's letter—that she had struggled long to resist his passion—and he sould accordingly dis , miss the summons. GREENWICH.— -PMESTLY INTOLERANCE.--• After the disposal of the usual night charges, a respectably•dressed young woman, who gave the name of Frances Mary Thorpe, applied to the sitting magistrate under the following circumstances : The applicant stated she had been recommended to apply to that court for a letter which would ad mit her to the benefits of the Hospital for Consump tion at Brompton, she being unable to get a letter she had received from another source renewed after the time for which it was granted had expired. Mr. Boustred (the chief clerk)—For what reason are you unable to get your former letter renewed ? The Applicant—lt was a letter given to me by a Roman Catholie priest at Brompton, who asked me at that time no questions as to my religious princi ples ; but when I went to him to get it renewed, he asked me of what religion I was. I told him I was a Protestant, and he then told me if I thought the Protestant religion the true religion, which he said it was not, he could not renew my ticket. I have been brought up a Protestant, and not thinking it right to change my religion, I came away without the letter. Mr. Traill—And who was the Christian man who told you this ? Applicant—lt was one of the Fathers at Brompton. Mr. Boustred having taken the name and address of the applicant, Mr. Wail' directed a letter for the hospital to be given to her, part of the funds contributed during the year for the poor-box being applied to the pro curing of tickets for the treatment of patients at the above invaluable institution. Applicant, having thanked his worship, left the court. WANDSWORTIL—THE FISH IN THE THAMES. —A boy named William Lawrence appeared before Mr. Ingham, to answer a summons charging him with unlawfully using a hoop-net in a certain back water, called the River Wandle, for the purpose of stopping and catching fish from going into the Thames. The defendant pleaded guilty. The net was pro duced, and from its size it was calculated to catch a large quantity of fish. The net consisted of a long pole and iron hoop, to which the net was fastened. Mr. Farnoll,_ the secretary of the Thames Angling Prevention Society, attended to prosecute. George Howard, one of the waterbailiffs, deposed that between nine and ten o'clock on the morning of Thursday, the 26th ult., he saw the defendant with his net down in the Wandle near Mr. Wat ney's mill. There was a small roach and another fish in the net, but as he drew it out they fell into the water. Mr. Ingham asked if the fish would have any chalice of living if they got into the Thames ? The witness replied in the affirmative. Mr. Ingham, with surprise, again inquired if the fish in the Thames at that point were not all poisoned. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk, said there were no steamboats now to wash up the filth to poison the fish. The witness said there were a few dace " turned up" a few days ago. Mr. Ingham wished to be informed of the mean ing of "turned up." The witness said they were poisoned with the " stuff " washed out of the drains during the late heavy storms. Mr. Ingham said he was aware that the River Wandle used to be a celebrated place for fish, but he wished to know whether upon their getting out side into that horrid puddle they were not imme diately poisoned. Could the fish be preseeved in the Thames at that point ? Mr. Farnell said he thought they could. The fishing this year was very good, and he expected an excellent season. There were no steamboats, and he understood the authorities were about to remove all the swans, as they destroyed a good deal of spawn. The defendant, in answer to the summons, said he did not know he was doing wrong. He was only fishing for " tittle-bats." Mr. Ingham said if the Thames was a pure limpid stream, then he should have looked upon the case as a very serious one, but in its present state it was another thing. However, the defendant must not be allowed to break the law, and he therefore should fine him is., and 2s. costs, with a recom mendation to fish in future with a rod and line, and not with a net of that description. Mr. Farnell said the rod and line fishing was allowed after the Ist of June. Upon the application of Mr. Farnell the net was confiscated. TERRIFIC THUNDERSTORM. On Monday night one of the most terrific thun derstorms ever known in the neighbourhood broke over Bradford. The day throughout had been sultry, and about five o'clock the thunder began to growl, and continued till six, when the sky assumed a copper hue, the rain fell in heavy, continuous, plashing torrents, mingled with hail, many of the balls being little short of half an- inch in diameter, which did no slight damage to exposed glass in the neighbourhood. The thunder not only continued to roll over the-town intensely loud, but for nearly one hour and a half the peals were almost inter mitting ; and yet, amid the heaviest rush of rain and hail, the sun shone out with singular brilliancy, as if hiding in . fact amid the storm between the clouds and the earth, and diffusing a strange and unnatural glare through all. At the same time, it was felt certain that if the rain, which resembled more the bursting upon the town of a succession of waterspouts than anything else, continued long, the lower parts of the town would be inundated, and this was actually the case. All the streets, especially those having an incline towards the cen tre of the town, became as it were the channels of rivers, pouring rapidly along, at some places plough ing up the road, and pouring into not a few cellar dwellings of the poor. In Well-street, and opposite the Bowling-green, and through Millbank, and the whole of that locality, it was perhaps deepest, washing the bottoms of the cabs which were driven through it, and reaching the bottoms of carriers' waggons. But from Leeds-road, through all the streets striking off from Peel-place, and for the whole length of Market-street, the flood rose with fearful rapidity, and poured into the cellars of shops of both grocers and others, and into many of the shops themselves on a level with the street or with a step down. One or two persons narrowly escaped from accidentally plunging headlong into the flood in their endeavours to find a passage along Well-street. The destruction and damage to property will be immense, as many manufacturers'_ piece-loom?, and cellars of warehouses were flooded, and many of t.lwir owners not in the town to iescue them. go far, we have heard of no damage to life by the electric fluid. It was only last summer that a similar flood swept down, with similar rapidity, doing much damage. For the present it has cease d here, and seems to have rolled off in the vicinity of Leeds. 8.3 5 p.m.—At present the Lancashi re and Yorkshire Railway , which, though lyin g high, was flooded for some length along the line, is yet far from being c lear.-21Innehester Examiner. The late William Fagan, Esq., M.P. for Cork, has es t a te of £2,000 a-year, and £51,000 , to his second lefteon.eii an ilis eldest son is attached to a convent on the Conti nt. He did not leave an v bequests to the clergy of Cork, a s expected! 0:0`.7-v 3...;;,; , , , ...J 4.. .• ,, .:1.. t,t a .i.-. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Great Baddow Two-Year-Old Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; with allowances and penalties. Half a mile. 21 subs. Mr. G. Fleming's filly by Annandale—Margery, Bst 41b (Norman) 1 Mr. Griffith's The Nun, Bst llb (French) 2 Major Bringhurst's Hand- over -H an d, B s t 41b .. (P r i or ) 3 , . King .Edward, the Mary filly, and the Miss Baxter filly, also ran. Betting--6 to 4on The Nun, 3to 1 agst King Edward, 6 to 1 agst Hand-over-Hand, 7 to 1 agst the Margery filly. A good race in ; won by a head ; bad third. The Chelmsford Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, and three only if declared, with 100 added. Winners extra. The second to receive 30 sous out of the stakes. Two miles. 28 subs, 16 of whom pay 2 soya ft. Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, by Venison, 6 yrs, 7st 91b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Angell's Tho Greek, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (A. Edwards) 2 Col. Tevis's King of the Gipsies, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Dysom) 3 Capt. Hunt's Soapy Sam, 5 yrs, 6st 71b .. (Dickenson) 4 Betting-2 to lon the Greek, 3to 1 agst Tame Deer, and 7 to 1 agst any other. Soapy Sam was very fractious at starting, and reared up and unseated Dickenson, who very gamely retained his hold upon the bridle, and soon remounted. Won by three lengths; bad third ; Soapy Sam was pulled up and walked in. The County Members' Plate (Handicap), of 50 soya. Winners extra. Half a mile Mr. Blanton's Polly Johnson, by Malcolm, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Stamford's Indulgence, 6 yrs, Est 91b .. (Dickenson) 2 Mr. Baker's Conceit, 3 yrs, Est (Reeves) 3 The following also ran : —Eardrop, Ochiltree, Fontarabia, drift (late Snap), King Edward, The Nun, and Heresy filly. Betting-5 to 4 agst Polly Johnson, 4to 1 agst The Nun, 7 to 1 each agst Indulgence, The Gift, and Fon tarabia. Won by two lengths ; a neck between the second and third ; Eardrop was a bad fourth ; The Nun was fifth ; and Ochiltree was sixth. The Welter Cup, value 100 sovs, the rest in specie, by sub scription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Winners extra. Gentlemen Riders ; professionals 61b extra. One mile and a half. 10 subs, 7of whom paid 5 SOTS each. Capt. D. Wright's Harry Bluff, by Coßingwood, 4 yrs, 9st 131 b (including 61b extra) S. Rogers) 1 Capt. White's July, 4 yrs, 9st 21b (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Mr. Evans's Naughty Boy, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (inc. 61b ext.) (Searle) 3 Betting-2 to loa Harry Bluff, sto 2 agst July. Won easily by a neck ; two lengths bet ween the second and third. The Galleywood Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Three. quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Mr. Angell's Ochiltree, by Furness, 3 yrs ( 5O), 7st 21b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Brayley's Gift (late Snap), 3 yrs (80), 7st 71b (car ried 7st 91b) . . . (Fordham) 2 Mr. Nelson's Sunningdale, 3 yrs (X3O), 6st Illb (Reeves) 3 The following also ran :—Hassock, Mathematics, and Confusion. The betting opened at 5 to 4 agst Gift, and closed at 6 to 4 slot Ochiltree, 5 to 2 agst Gift, and 5 to 1 agst Hassock. Won by a length and a half; a neck between the second and third ; bad fourth. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. BEVERLEY RACES. Kingston Stakes. Knayton Buttercup . Recluse Nine ran. Bishop Burton Stakes. .. 3 Predictor • Butterfly... 2 The Drone 3 Nine ran. Beverley Cup. Ronconi Lady Mary colt Attraction Ten rau. E LIVERPOOL CUP. 1r before the 18th of June at 2 - ht accepting be under Bat 121 b, t, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Wilton Meadowdale Belle Flying Duke Haymaker Itavenstondale Julia Ancient Briton Defender Gargrave Newcastle 3 5 4 Widgeon Beethoven Volcano 3 5 4 Heir at Law Bankrupt 3 5 0 Uralian 3 5 0 Lady Mary c Mouravieif 3 5 0 Meg Merrilies 3 5 0 Cautine 3 5 0 Aneurine 3 5 0 Old Point 3 4 12 Birmingham Peace Proclaimed . 3 4 12 Rara Avis Woman in Black Meanee c Erie Percy Eller Palm Leaf Paul Northumberind Dchs 3 4 7 Daniel Mavourneen The Slave Precious Stone Rainbow dead afternoon, from Putney to Hammersmith, with the follow ing results : Blue 1 Messrs. Gregory and Pennington. Yellow: Messrs. Brown and Woodcock • Green Messrs. Harvey and Crichett. Pink Messrs. Isles and Read The race was accompanied by two eights of the London Rowing Club, Mr. Ireland, of that club, officiating as umpire ; other crews were also in company. They rowed a level race for a quarter of a mile, when the winners took the lead, which they held all the way ; Yellow, Pink, and Green rowed a fine neck-and-neck race to the Crabtree. when Yellow and Pink accidentally fouled, and Pink had their rowlocks broken ; Yellow eventually came in second, and Green third. The prizes (silver cups for the first boat) were afterwards presented in a neat speech by Mr. Isles, the president, at the Doves, at Hammersmith. THEATRE WINE AND SPIRIT LICENSES. Yesterday a meeting of the proprietors and lessees of the metropolitan theatres took place at the new Adelphi Theatre, Benjamin Webster, Esq., in the chair, for the purpose of taking into con sideration and making arrangements to carry into immediate effect the new wine and spirit licenses granted to the above theatres. _ Mr. WEBSTER read to the meeting a copy of the memorial presented by Mr. Wm. Heritage to the Lords of the Treasury in November last, on behalf of the managers, praying that such licences might be granted pursuant to the sth and 6th William IV.,,cap. 39 ; and also read their lordships' reply, dated the 30th May last, acquiescing in the prayer of the memorial. There were present, Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, Douglass, Wm. Cooke, C. James, Nelson Lee, and Swanborough, all of whom expressed their high satisfaction at the success obtained by Mr. Heri tage, and passed a vote of thanks to that gentle man for the satisfactory manner in which he had conducted the whole proceedings. Mr. SHEPHERD observed that a more substantial mark of appreciation should be offered than a vote of thanks, which remark was cordially responded to by all present, and Mr. Heritage was, indepen dent of this, instructed to obtain the licences in question. The business of the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. WEIGHTS FOR TH Forfeits to be declared on of p.m. Should the highest Weigl it will be raised to that weight, Age st lb Saunterer 5 9 3 Tournament Zuyder Zee 5 8 1 Underhand Sir Colin Vanity Fadladeen Prioress 6 7 6 Sunbeam Hadji 4 7 4 Blackthorn Blanche of Middlebie 4 7 4 Ditto Eclipse Tunstall Maid Pole Star a 6 12 Bel Esperanza Simpleton Rocket Longrange Jordan Physician 4 6 8 Costrel Herne 4 6 6 Pensioner 4 6 6 Hydromel 4 6 6 Prince of Orange Wrestler Go-a-head Gladiolus Master Bagot 5 6 0 Heads or Tails Hamlet 4 6 0 Satinstone Ralpho 3 6 0 Little Cob Grand Secret Royal Sovereign AQUATICS. THE PARIS REGATTA. This annual regatta for rowing matches, given by the Paris Regata Society, came off on the Seine, at St. Cloud, on the sth inst. Owing to the great development that has taken place here in rowing during the last few years, this regatta is con sidered quite an event. The best crews from Rouen, Havre, Nantes, and other places, generally come to dispute the honours of the day against the Parisians; but this year quite an unexpected circumstance occurred, which has pro duced a sensation that will not be easily forgotten by the French people. An Englishcrew, composed of Thos. White, of Bermondsey, Geo. Driver, of Wandsworth, Robert Bain, of Lambeth, and George Drewitt, of Chelsea, who availed themselves of the offer made by Mr. John Arthur, an Eng, lish gentleman living in Paris, and well known as a great promoter of aquatic sports. The prizes offered were for sculls, pairs, fours, and six-oared boats, open to all. Nothing was known until the previous day that an English crew were going to row; however, the French crews, who know pretty well what English oarsmen can do, soon felt uneasy ; but many, on seeing our men row before the race, began to re gain a little confidence, I presume, from their not exactly understanding the real English stroke, for although they said they appeared to row well, still it was according to their idea not quite the thing; in fact, they said the men looked strong, even John Bullish, but that they wanted " elan," or .fire and energy, such as they had, but what we in England should call action or gesticulation. Some few over - ardent admirers of theirs went so far as to- back - their energetic or fiery friends, feeling convinced that thoy would crush their English opponents as they would their Arab or Austrian rivals, but the fol lowing account of the day's sport will give an idea Itow-1 things went. The sculling race came off first ; an easy affair, the French having - withdrawn, Driver and Bain winning the first prizes. Then followed the pair-oared race, eight beats started. The two English pairs came in first, pulled by Thomas White, George Drowitt, Robert Bain, and George Driver; a very good race, the Frenchmen gradually falling off astern, after half the course was over. Immediately after the pair the abov e four were off for the four oaredo race, and they had to pull against fresh c rews . This race was the t hhae r Elish four, densgtoftheda and it wasy.Averyplu n cir t y French till the crew hung on to race was two-thirds over that the British pluck showed its superiority, their opponents falling into the background. After these successive defeats there was some delay in bringing on the six-oared race, owing to the French cr ews trying to pick the six best men out o f th e i r whole num bers in order to defeat the E ng li sh, who, theyti o m t weree getting used , began to but at n t lastohope, inli 13 ne—the English four, to t p hi e' ee byboa this ts got complete the number of six, we re joined by Messrs. Frederick Lowe and John Arthur. Just as boats were going to s t ar t , the news arrived of a great the vic tory over the Austrians-7,000 • prisoners, 15,000 killed and wounded, &c.-.which was received with immense enthusiasm and shouting, many people crying out to the rowers, Now, then, b ea t the English ;" " Vive la France," &c. Off went th e gun, away went the English, gradually increasing their distance a-head of the others, when, alas the floating blade of an oar placed itself right across the bow of the boat, ploughing up the water awfully, and, strange to say, although bow attempted to remove it with his oar, it stuck on. This mishap soul caused the boats behind to creep up, but a tremendous spurt was put on by the English crew, who managed still to keep their boat _ ahead with the oar blade still clinging on, till at the turn it was knocked away, and an easy run home settled the day's sport. The people seemed quite surprised how the English had man aged to keep up under such great exertion without any ap parent fatigue. The English crews rowed each race in new boats, built for Mr. John Arthur by E. Wyld, of Lambeth. ILEX CLUB DOUBLE SCULLERS' RACE. A double scullers' race, rowed for by members of the ff old-established Il es Rowing Club s came o 04 Tuesday BIRTHS. C HARLESWORTIL—On the 7th inst., at Limpsfield RN" tory, the wife of the Rev. Samuel Charlesworth, of daughter. DEL dARRETTO.—On the 4th inst., at Milan, the Marches° Costanzo del Carretto, of a daughter. GORDON.—On the Bth inst., at Gloucester-place, ibrd e " park-gardens, the wife of John Gordon, Esq., of a goo- GRIPPER.—On the Bth inst., at 3, Queen's-road Regent's-park, the wife of Frederick Gripper, Esq., of 16 daughter. west, MARRIAGES. ASHTIURNIIAM—MARTIN.—On the 7th inst., at East Bridgford, Notts, Sir Anchitel Ashburnham, o f Guest ling, in the county of Sussex, Bart., to Isab ella, eldest daughter of the late Captain George Bohun Martin, R.N., C.B. • • BRETT—SAATTOCK.—On the 7th inst.:, at St. Mary Mag dalene, Peckham, Henry Richard, the eldest son of the late r. Henry Brett, Holborn Bars, to Harriet Foster, second daughter of Mr. Henry Mark Shattock, of Nun head-road, Peckham-rye. COUNTRY MARKETS. MARKET HARBOROUGH—JuNE 7. There was a moderate supply of wheat to-day, which sold at the following prices-50s to 54s per quarter ; the barley trade was slow, at rates ranging from 36s to 40s per qr.; oats, 28s to 34s per 24 stone ; beans, 40s to 44e per 38 stone. NEWARK-JuxE 8. There was a small show of wheat, and farmers were w. 3.- willing sellers at is per qr. less money. The trade in barley was slow at last - veek's rates. Beans were in limited supply. Oats were unaltered in value. White wheat, new, 52s to 56s Barley, grinding..2Bs to 30s Red do. Old white Red do. 50,3 to 52s Beans. 48s to 52. Barley, malting.... 36s to 40s Beans, new .. 48s to 52s MELTON MOWBRAY-JUNE 7. At this corn-market wheat was in fair supply, and prices ranged from 48s to 52s per 36 stone. There was not much passing in spring corn, oats being quoted at 30. to 34s per 24 stone ; beans, 48e to 52. per qr. ; malting barley, 40s per qr. HULL-JUNE 7. The show of wheat was rather_ small, and the demand not active, at about the currencies of the preceding week. There was not much barley on offer, and little business passing, at about late rates. Oats in 'limited supply, and made late prices. Beans and peas were scarce, and no material change in price. Foreign wheat held at full rates. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 4os Od to 49s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... , Dantzic, Konb , 6. old white 508 Od to 53s Od Dutch, 'Belgian, and French 458 Od to 48a Od Baltic and Hamburg, red . St. Petersburg and Riga, Old 3 3 8 88 Od to 39s Od Barley.. , . English malting 28s Od to 30s Od Grinding Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 29s Od to 31s Od Grinding 26s Od to 28s Od Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st Os lld to iita Friesland and Dutch Osll'd to is Od Swedish and Danish Oslld to 081114 Beans ....English, old, per qr 44s Od to 46s Od New pigeon 4os Od to 42s Od New tick. 39s Od to 40s Od Egyptian Peas . Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ....Winter Bss Od to 90s td Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) .: .9 .5454008 s todo Od t 0 0 0 5 5 5 11 os s 0 0 do d Foreign BlO oto 815 0 Rape cakes 6lO oto 615 0 Bones 512 6to 615 0 DUBLIN-JUNE 6. At to-day's market there was a small supply of farmers' wheat, and the trade ruled very dull, at fully is per qr. cheaper ; barley at a decline of is on the rates reali ianed last week. Oats 3d to 6d cheaper than on Friday. Ind, corn only saleable in retail at is less money. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 28 0 to 30 0 Do., red 27 6 to 28 0 Do., new ,230t0 26 0 Barley Oats ' l4 0 to 15 3 Do., 13 . 6 to 15 0 d. 14. d. s. Do., new ll 6 to 13 0 Bere lO 0 to 12 6 Rapeseed 26 0 to 29 0 Oatmeal l4 C to 16 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR-JUNE 8. There has been a better demand this week for sugar, and about 700 hhds have beef sold, principally to the refiners, but at prices again in favour of buyers. Within the last day or two, however, the market has assumed a firmer tone. Sales of rum are still limited, but prices are firmly maintained. COAL MART (Prices of Coal per Ton at :ET—Jura 8. the close faiths market.) Walls End. s. d. Buddle's West Hartleyl7 0 Hastings Hartley l6 9 Tanfield Moor 13 0 Tanfield Moor Butes l3 0 Holywell 16 6 Lambert's West Hart ley 16 9 Wylam Ward'allrest Hartley ..15 6 Clark's West Hartlpy..l6 9 s. d. Walls End. Benson.... .......... 15 0 Hart= .... . ... A 3 Riddell .............. 15 3 Gosforth ............. 15 3 Stewart's. ............ 17 0 Ships at mark Haswell l7 0 Heugh Hall l5 9 Eden Main l5 6 South Hetton 17 0 Thorpe South Hartlepool. 15 9 Braddyll's Hetton 16 0 Hetton Lyons Main l5 3 Lambton 17 Caradoc Kelloe l6 8 South Durham. , l6 3 Russell's Hetton 16 9 West Hetton 15 9 Powell'eDuffrynSteara2l 0 t 63—Sold, 47. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER-JUNE 8. There was a quiet business doing most of the day, and prices closed rather steady ; Sheffield shares were stronger. Dowers, 19 5-16—Sheffields, 35—Eastern Counties, 101— Leeds, 87f —Midlands, 971—L on d ons, 881—North Staf" fords, 41 d—District Bank, 12 p—Manchester Corporation Annuities,. 44, BIRMINGHAM-JUNE 8. There was a steady business done to-day Great Western, Bi rm i ng h am G uarantee d , 7 1 to 72—.Thtto, Pref., 91 I—Sheffields, 341—South Staffordshire, 101 B irmingham Canals, 90 91g. in this market.. DEATHS. BAKER.—On the 7th inst., W. Baker, Esq., of 8, Camden cottages, Camden -road, aged 54. CAMPBELL.—On the 31st March, at Duntreon, near Queen" beyan, N.S.W , the Hon. Robert Campbell, Colonial Treasurer, aged 54. CARTWRIGIIT.—OR the 6th inst., at Dudley, the Rev. 1 -1 . Autrobus Cartwright, 8.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, aged 86. Cox.---On the 7th inst., at Harborne-heath, near Birming ham, Mr. David Cox, aged 76. FOETER.—On the 6th inst., at Park-hill- road, near Liver pool, Richard Foster, Esq., aged 62. OLLIER.—On the sth inst., at Old Brompton, Chas. Oilier, author of "Melilla," &c., aged 71. WADDINGTON.—On the 7th inst., at Margate, Joshu a Waddington, Esq., F.R.C.S.E., aged 66. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Trinter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Middlesex, Thirslay, June 9, 180. vl FUN, LONDON, TITTRSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1859.