The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-07 00:00:00

P.IRLI.I. I IEATTARY COMMITTEES. EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES. Thi) committee appointed to consider the best means of providing for the increasing traffic of the metropolis by the embankment of the Thames met on Tuesday, Sir Joseph Paxton in the chair. The other memb2rs present were the Hon. W. Cowper, Sir J. Pakingtan, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Beamish, Mr. Walter, Lord R. Montague, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Roupell, Mr. Tite, Sir M. Peto, Mr. Alderman Cubitt. and Mr. Stirling. Mr. Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, was the first witness examined. — He said the board were engaged in carrying out an extensive scheme for the drainage of the metro polis. Contracts had been let for the high level sewer from Hampstead to the River Lea, at Old Ford, at £152,430 ; for the southern high level, from Clapham Common and Dulwich to Deptford, the contract was £217,000 ; for the southern outfall sewer, from Deptford to Crossness Point, the con tract was £303,000 ; for the middle level sewer, from Kensal green to Oid Ford, the amount was £264,533 ; for the Acton branch to Notting-hill, £8,850; making a total of £942,813. Contracts were about to be I t for the northern branch of the low level sewer, on the south side of the Thames, at an esti mate of £60,000; for the Ranelagh storm overflow across Hyde Park, at £23,000; for the sewer of the western dilision, at £55,000; for the main outfall sewer north of the Thames, from the River Lea to Barking Creek, at £464,000 ; for a low lovel sewer south of the Thames, at £152,000, for the reser voirs north and south of the Thames, at £240,000 ; and for the low level sewer north of the Thames, at £221,000. It was proposed to carry the last mentioned sewer from the Ranelagh sewer to Grosvenor-row, Queen's-row, Chelsea, along Queen street, and Belgrave-place, and Victoria-street to Charing cross, thence along the Strand, Fleet street, Crescent-place, Great and Little Carter lanes, Cannon-street, Eastcheap, and Tower-hill to Brook-street, along the Commercial-road to Three. Mills-lane, under the River Lea at Abbey Mills While these extensive works were being carried on, the traffic of the main streets would necessarily be considerably interfered with. Did not think the works would endanger St, Paul's or. Somerset House, although there might be some danger in carrying a sewer through a narrow street. The Chairman—What steps have the board taken towards providing new thoroughfares for the traffic? Mr. Thwaites—We have three streets in the course of formation; one from Covent-garden; one in Southwark, from the end of High-street to Blackfriars-bridge, and one as an approach to Vic toria Park. Most of the northern traffic from the railway station at London-bridge will pass along the road on the Southwark side, instead of by way of London-bridge and Cheapside. The traffic along Fleet-street and the Strand will not be so much relieved as that through Cheapside, inasmuch as a large portion of it will cross Blackfriars-bridge. The board have had a rough estimate of the cost of widening the Poultry. The amount of the esti mate is about £643,000. The street is very short, and very little return would be given for the out lay. A roadway over the new low level sewer would not at all impede its utility, and it might be taken along the side of the Thames without interfering with the bridges. If Hunger ford-market is to become a railway station a larger area will be required, and the ground saved from the sewer, if the Thames be em banked, would afford facilities for increased ac commodation. The mud banks in the river are a source of great inconvenience, and would be removed in the event of an embank ment being carried out. Our jurisdiction extends only to the banks of the Thames. The jurisdiction in the bed of the river is exercised by the conser vators. The attention of the board has been directed to the desirability of constructing the low level sewer along the foreshore of the river, and the question was referred to a commission, who communicated with the Thames Conservancy Board, who approve of the proposition for embanking the Thames, and state that they will at the proper time consider whether the value of the reclaimed land might not be applied to the cost of the improve ment. For our main drainage scheme we raise annually £150,535 13s. 9d., and for the ordinary current expenses of the board £132,087 18s. 4a. The term provided by the act for levying the main drainage rate is 40 years, but we think it will not be necessary for more than 30 years. The metro polis contributes very largely to the taxation of the country. The value of the property assessed under schedule A is £22,385,350, whilst the sum for the rest of the kingdom is £127,994,288. Under schedule D the metropolis shows £37,871,644 against £89,198,950. The gross estimated rental of the property of the metropolis assessed to the poor rates is £16,157,320 against £86,077,676, as against the rest of the kingdom. The amount col lected by the Customs far the whole kingdom is £24,155,852, of which £12,332,061 is collected in the metropolis. The Chairman—Can you state what public works have been executed in the metropolis, during the last 20 years, at the cost of the Imperial Exche quer ? Mr. Thwaites—For Battersea Park, £106,902; Chelsea Bridge, £29,500; Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges, £130,753; entrance to St. James's-park from £4,500; bridge in St. James's Park, £3,500; Pimlico improvements, £27,810; West minster Bridge, £174,429; approaches thereto, £46,000. I think that a portion of the coal duties might be properly applied towards defraying the cost of the proposed embankments. Sir J. Pakington wished to know how these questions bore upon the subject which had been re ferred to the committee ? The Chairman replied that he was endeavouring to ascertain the manner in which the cost of the proposed works could be raised. Sir J. Pakington would submit to the judgment of the chairman, but said it had been the practice of late years to introduce into parliamentary com mittees a great amount of superflous evidence, and he thought they were now embarking in that course. Examination continued.—Did not think it im proper to extend the coal tax over a given area, in- asmuch as many persons who ought to contribute to metropolitan improvements reside at a distance from town, and could not be reached in any other way. A tax on hackney carriag es in the metropo lis amounted in 1859 to £80,368, that tax ought to be applied to the metropolitan improvements. The Chairman.—Would your board undertake such a work as the embankment of the Thames without any other resources for defraying the cost than you have at the present moment ? Mr. Thwaites.--Certainly not. Something ought to be contributed out of the Consolidated Fund. The cost of embankinc , both sides of th e Th ames has been estimated a e 't 12,000,000; and if the Board of Works contributed £20,000, the Conso lidated Fund £50,000, and the Hackney-carriago tax £BO,OOO per annum, the whole cost would be defrayed in 22 years. Mr. Cowper.—Are you prepared to give the committee any details as to the manner in which the proposed sewer is likely to affect St. Paul's ? Mr. Thwaites.—The sewer will be some dis tance from St. Paul's. It was not proposed to take it through St. Paul's Churchyard, but 200 or 300 feet to the south. The complaints of the inadequate accommodation for the traffic were now so great that it was absolutely necessary to form a new road, either from Cheapside to the West, or along the foreshore of the river. _Mr. Cowper inquired where the funds were to come from for constructing the new street? Mr. Thwaites thought it fair to assume that it would be paid out of the metropolitan rates, and he had suggested that a portion of the funds should come out of the coil dues. The Board of Works had power to levy rates for the construction of new streets, but he thought the local board of manage ment would not be able to raise a rate for this pur pose on account of the extremely . heavy taxation of the metropolis. The amount of taxation necessary to provide funds for the embankment of the Thames would be greater than the people would endure, and there would soon be a rebellion on the part of the ratepayers against the rates. At present seve ral of the metropolitan boroughs were taxed to the extent of 7s. Gd. in the pound, and they were in one case 14s. Gd. in the pound this very year. By Mr. Cowper—The inhabitants of Hertford contribute towards some of the taxes, and witness did not consider that a hardship on account of the facilities given to it for the sale of its produce. By Lord R. Montague—The formation of an embankment on the sides of the river would get rid of the present mud bank, and greatly increase the scour. The streets which the Board of Works con templated in order to relieve the traffic of the metropolis would cost £610,000, towards which the Government contributed £90,000, and the Duke of Bedford £15,000. The rest would be defrayed by the ratepayers out of the rates. In Paris there was a tax on carriages to defray the cost of improve ments. The two great advantages to be deprived from the proposed embankment would be—first, a better line for the lower level sewer ; and next, a means for relieving the traffic. It would be imma terial whether the embankments were solid or car ried on arehes, provided that the sewers were pro perly protected. Mr. Waiter—Have you any means of ascertain.. ing the amount of traffic which now passes from Charing-cross to Cannon-street ? Thwaites—We have taken no steps to ascer tain ; but there is .no doubt that it is enormous. It is altogether incompatible with the comfort of the inhabitants , a nd as the existing thoroughfares provide np adequate accommodation, some remedy must be speedily applied. In some places the ' police are constantly stationed, in order to regulate the order in which vehicles shall pass. It au em bankment be decided upon I apprehend it would be necessary to open a roadway at on from the Mansion•house, in order that the traffic through Chcapside might be relieved, It would also be necessary, before the traffic by way of the new road in Southwark could find its way o the City by Blackfriars-Bridge, it should be rebuilt or much improved. A great portion of the traffic would, however, pass down Stamford-street, and use Waterloo-bridge. The Board of Works are anxious, if they can see their way clearly, to purchase the tall there, and throw the bridge open to the public. By Sir J. Pakington—The price asked for the tolls is £600,000. _ _ Captain Veitch, engineer to the Board of Admi ralty, was then examined, and gave a detailed state ment of a plan which he had prepared some years ago for the embankment of the Thames. The committee then adjourned. THE E IRLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION. A public meeting in furtherance of the objects of this association, and as specially tending thereby to the extension of the Rifle Volunteer movement, was held yesterday, at St. James's-hall, Lord Elcho, M.P., in the chair. Among others present were the Earl of Shaftes bury, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Radstock, Viscount Ranelagh, Mr. A. Mills, Mr. George Hitchcock, Mr. James Shoolbred, jun., Mr. William Debenham, Mr. W. C. Jay, Mr. Grant, Mr. Wm. Locke, Mr. Alfred Daniell, and Mr. Willey. The CRAIRMAN, in rising to introduce the business of the meeting, expressed a wish before doing so that he should be allowed to tender an apology for occupying such a position while lie saw at his right hand the Earl of Shaftesbury, the champion of labour, who, through his exertion, had brought happiness to the homes of the working classes, and others, such as Lord Radstock and Mr. Mills, who had laboured in the promotion of the good cause they were then met to advance when it was not so popular as it was now, while he himself was not, even a member of the association. His only apo logy was the connexion between the early closing movement and the Rifle Volunteer movement. The necessity of relaxation from labour and of occasional half holidays had been so frequently urged by the association that it did not require to be proved or to be dilated on at any length. He did not wish, either, on the other hand, to make a speech on na tional defences. The Volunteer force being called into existence by one Government, and promoted in its development by a succeeding Government, had become a great success and an important means of national defence. Sir Howard Douglas, Sir John Burgoyne, and other military authorities had testified to its efficiency. He did not wish, being a Volunteer himself, to praise them too much, yet he could not refrain from referring to the late re view of the London Brigade by their commanding officer, the Duke of Cambridge, at the Horse Guards, on which occasion the latter expressed himself so highly satisfied with their appearance. A military gentleman connected with the French Embassy in London, being present also on that occasion, had mentioned that he went to the review expecting to see a National Guard, but he saw " troops." The Earl of Tankerville, on the same occasion, over , head two of the Guards, with Crimean medals on their breasts, indulge in the following colloquy : —" I say, Bill, those chaps are better than the Militia." To which Bill replied, " But they are , gentlemen." The first interlocutor replied, " Give them six months" not implying, his lord ' ship observed, six months at the treadmill, as the L expression usually did, and as he would have to the man who shot the dog, but six months' longer drill, L in which time the Guardsman considered they would equal them. The speaker, after testifying to the greater efficiency of several particular corps, • referred to the social importance of the movement , by bringing all grades of society together, and har monising the dissensions bred of differences of opinion. He believed that there was nothing to prevent artisans joining in the movement. In his own corps there were 100 of this class who paid their own outfit of about £3 each by instalments. In some cases there had been artisan companies formed, but this his lordship did not approve, as it tended to continue the class system, and to neu tralise one of the great advantages of the move ment. After alluding to the physical advantages ' of the drill, he referred to the opposition against the movement, and especially to a letter that had re cently appeared in the newspapers, addressed from 18, Ludgate-hill, and signed " Alfred le Measurer." Inquiries bad been made at this address, and no such person had been found, and it was decided that the signature was a nom de plume. After facetiously expressing the wish that the idea of a Household Brigade should be carried out, he observed that it was right that some jealousy should exist between L moister and men engaged in the drapery as well as in other trades ; but there was no fear of a desolating strike arising. He would be sorry to countenance anything like a coercive measure on the part of the assistant drapers in endeavouring to obtain their wishes. He had been applied to some months ago to forward the movement,but declined,fearing the latter influence, and a short time since, being applied to again, and informed that if ladies, customers of West end houses, would refrain from shopping on Satur day afternoon the object of the Saturday holiday would be gained, with this view numerous ladies had been communicated with, and many had given their consent. Seventy-three names appeared pledged to this in the papers of yesterday ; others, consenting, did not wish that publicity given to their names, while several favourable replies had been received since, and more were expected. Alluding to the restriction of the hours of labour, he remembered, about the year 1841, when first he entered Parliament, Sir J. Graham, the then Home Secretary, was making the greatest exertions in opposition to the Earl of Shaftesbury, to prevent such a restriction, and presaging the -worst conse quences. Since then, however, on the passing of the Bleaching Bill, the former gentleman stated that the opinions which he had previously ex pressed with reference to the ten hours' movement had been unfounded, and that the amount of labour had not decreased thereby. Mr. Roebuck also ex pressed a similar change of opinion. The speaker next read extracts of correspondence from Edin burgh, where the movement of the Saturday half holiday had been generally adopted, testifying that no inconvenience or loss accrued to the mas ters by the plan. He intimated also that Mr. Locke, of Regent street, and other representatives of West end houses were favourable to the movement, be lieving that its results would be beneficial to employer and employed. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY endorsed the state ments made by the chairman, and paid a compli ment to the exertions that he and his coadjutors had made in reference to the volunteer movement. He believed that the country owed them a debt of gratitude for those exertions. With reference to the relaxation of the hours of labour, it was true that no diminution of wages and no diminution of work had arisen through its adoption ; but, on the contrary, a thousandfold increase of the health and enjoyments of the workmen. Both Sir Jas. Graham and Mr. Roebuck deserved great praise for their generosity and candour in stating their changes of opinion on this subject. He had received a similar confession from a large capitalist and manufacturer, who was the most determined opponent he ever had to the movement.' He believed that the Rifle Volunteer movement and the early closing movement had formed an alliance. Alluding to the threatening appearance of Europe, he trusted that although, through the adoption of steam power in modern warfare, the safety of Britain in her insular posi tion had been removed, she would always be found pre pared to d e f en d h er r i g ht s an d h er numerous privileges. He had been afraid that the R:fle movement on its introduction would degenerate into a mere show of archery, but h e was never so agree ably disappointed or so p rou d as on go i ng to t h e late. Volunteer levee, expect i ng to seeatn awkward squad of young men not knowing how to carry their helmets, and ridi ng th e i r swords, to find th e case quite different, and all possessed of a soldier like bearing free from anything like arrogance. He hoped that the movement would n ow b ecome one of the institutions of the country, and he did not think that they asked too much of the ladies when they wished them merely to give u p th e pleasure of a few hours' shopping on the Saturday , afternoon, and the employers to give up a pro blematical profit. The advantage on the one hand was small ; on the other the young men were pre-. pared to give their time and their strength in the defence of the country. His lordship concluded by moving the following resolution :—" That this meeting views with much satisfaction the progress of the Saturday hall-holiday among the trading and commercial establishments of the metropolis and many important towns of the United King• dom, and trusts that the efforts made for the ex tension of the :movement wherever practicable will meet with success." Mr. ARTHUR MILLS seconded the resolution, and adverted to the influence of the Saturday halt holiday on the dn3 observance of Sunday. The Rev. Mr. BELLEW supported the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Lord GROSVENOR moved the second resolution : " That, while generally approving the objects of the Early Closing Association, this meeting is deeply impressed with the peculiar importance of the Saturday half-holiday as an auxiliary to the Volunteer Rifle Corps movement." Lord RADsrocK seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Rev. Alr. LANDELS moved :—" That this meeting, believing that a willingness exists on the principal retail firms of the - West-end of London to adopt soup.) earlier hour of closing on Saturday desires to render every facility for that purpose, and pledges itself not to make purchases at so advanced an hour on Saturday as may interfere with such an arrangement." Mr. BENJAMIN SHAW seconded this resolution, which was duly carried. Mr. JAY, in moving a vote of thanks to the chair man, bore his strong testimony to the importance and entire practicability of the half-holiday move ment. As an employer having a business esta blishment in Regent-street, he was quite sure the shops might terminate business at three o'clock on Saturdays without any detriment to the employers. It was well known that certain shops cultivated a trade for a particular class of customers, and that they secured a particular class of society from that circumstance. This state of things would not be altered by the proposed change in the hour of closing. Mr. W. LOCKE seconded the vote of thanks to the noble chairman, and thought his lordship well de served the hearty support of all who were interested in the welfare of young men. He (the speaker) highly approved the Rifle Volunteering as a peace movement, and he thought the half-holiday would tend much to help forward the volunteering. All classes of society worked too hard, and should take more recreation. In their schoolboy days they en joyed a half-holiday, and why not now? He and a dozen others, woollen warehousemen at the West end, had closed since the Ist of January at three o'clock on Saturday, and had found it a good thing, not lessening the amount of business, but pro• moting the health and comfort of ell their young men. It only required that the ladies should add their names to the list of the noble 73 who had de clared that they would no longer shop after two on Saturday, and the thing would be done. Mr. DANIELL said the responsibility of the suc cess of this movement does not—must not, be re ferred only to the ladies. Let the employers be true to themselves, act as independent men, and close their establishments at two o'clock on Saturdays, and the result was achieved ; and as, from 23 years actively employed in Bond-street, to himself and his assistants the boon would be most grateful, he called on his friends and neighbours to begin at once. THE CEATSUS BILL. -4.- - A number of gentlemen connected with the several nonconformist bodies, but iucluding some few members of the church of England, assembled yesterday at Fendall's Hotel, Palace-yard, to take steps for defeating that portion of tae Census Bill which requires returns to be made in the census of 1861 of the religious profession of the people in all cases. Sir M. Peto, M.P., presided ; and there were also present Mr. Bazley, Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Pease, M.P., Mr. Baxter, MX., Mr. E wing,M.P., Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. Padmore, M.P., Mr. Lawson, M.P., Mr. Salt, M.P., Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., Mr. Whalley, M.P., Mr. Norris, M.P , Mr. F. Crossley, M.P., Mr. Leatham, M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. J. Heywood, Mr. Miall, Mr. A. Pellatt, and a con siderable body of ministers of the different denomi nations. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, called attention to the great importance of the question they were met to discuss, and observed that he had had the pleasure of going up with one or two deputations to the Premier in reference to it ; but he feared, fro n the reception the noble lord gave them, and from what has since transpired elsewhere, unless the 'country unmistakeably ex pressed its opinion, they would have that forced upon them which they would all have occasion to regret. The Rev. GEORGE SMITH moved the first resolu tion—" That the provision in the bill for taking the next census of the population proposing to compel, by means of a penalty, a statement of the religious profession' of every inhabitant of the country, is regarded by this meeting as an unwar rantable exercise of authority, and as repugnant to the spirit of modern legislation . That the replies obtained would inevitaly be to a large extent de fective, ambiguous, and inaccurate, and that the proposed withdrawal of the penalty, instead of mitigating the evil, would, by inducing a numerous section of the community to withhold the desired information, render the returns more inconclusive. That, as no useful purpose can possibly be served by such returns, the meeting is constrained to be lieve that it is intended to further the designs of an ecclesiastical party who seek to cast discredit on the census of 1851." He was present at the depu tation to Lord Palmerston, and he had very little hope from what occurred then that any alteration would be mado voluntarily by the Government in that part of the bill that was objected to by the dissenting body. The Government ought to have nothing to do with the matter, and there was no doubt that there was an ulterior and concealed object in view, viz., to detract from the position which the dissenting body held under the returns of 1851. Dr. HOPPUS, in seconding the motion, suggested that it would be well to let it be understood that all those who signed themselves as churchmen should be the parties liable to the payment of church-rates. Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., supported the resolution. Sir Cornewall Lewis's suggestion that there should be a general whip of the dissenting body on the census day was, he thought, a very good one. The church had made great exertions during the last ten years, and it would be well if the Dissenters followed their example, and showed by a united organisation what their real position in the coun try relatively to the church was. He could not but express his astonishment that the present Ministry should have lent themselves to a scheme evidently put forward by the Established Church for the pur pose of unfairly exalting its own position in the country to the prejudice of the Dissenters. Seeing what the present Government owed to the dissent ing body, the manner in which they repelled them when they went to them upon matters pertaining to dissenting interests was almost unaccountable; and certainly he thought the time had come when they ought to insist upon being placed on equal terms with those who represented the highest de partments in the State in the matter of religion. (Hear, hear.) He complained that on a recent occasion language of opprobrium and contempt had been used towards the Dissenters in the House of Lords when the Church of England was spoken of as superior to all other religious denominations in the country, and they (the Dissenters) were re quired, as the terms upon which they held their privileges, and were allowed toleration, to acknow ledge that superiority. He contended that it was shameful in these de.ys that there should be one class of religionists claiming superiority, and that another more numerous should be regarded as in a state of dependency. This clause in the Census Bill was an unworthy attempt to give calour to this assumption of superiority ; and as he held that the Dissenters were entitled to stand on equal terms with the Established Church, he trusted it would be effectually resisted. (Hear, hear.) Mr, J. HEYWOOD believed the reason why the Government paid more attention t o th e representa tions of the Church than to those of the Dissenters was, that the Church was better organised, and was enabled consequently to make its voice heard with more effect. For that reason he was glad to see the present meeting, representing as it did al. the vari ous sections of the dissenting body. It was of the greatest importance that they should be united at this juncture, and he trusted that they would at once establish a permanent joint committee o watch proceedings and to organise united action. He ac knowledged the value of the Liberation Society's labours in the cause of religious freedom, but he thought the time had come when another organisa tion was necessary. He saw in the papers that day a reference to a petition from the clergy of Liver pool, expressing surprise that the provision in the Census Bill requiring a return of the religious pro fession of every individual should be objected to by some. This was 'the phrase they used when de scribing the whole of the dissenting body of this country, urging that the information was necessary to guide Parliament in legislating upon matters affecting the interests of the Church, and praying that the provision might be retained. This was diametrioally the opposite position to that which they, the Dissenters, took, and the one against which they contended. He believed they had a powerful hold upon the Government by their posi tion in the country, which, if exercised judiciously, would be irresistible. The majority of the £lO householders were, he thought he should be per fectly justified in stating, not members of the Esta blished Church; and the fact Ns as in itself a power which, if properly used, no government could with stand. (Cheers.) _ _ _ Mr. WILD, considered that an important principle was involved in this Government Census Bill, which appeared to have been overlooked. Hitherto it had not been the custom to inquire as to the religious belief of persons employed in the pub lic service; but under this bill every person so em ployed would be compelled to state what was his re ligious opinions, and the result might be the intro duction of a system of proselytism which certainly would not be conducive to the e ffleien eyof the service, and we should have here as in the sister country religious feelings entering into the question of qualification for employment in the public depart ments. This alone was a sufficient ground for op posing the portion of the bill referred to. Mr. MIALL thought it wise to state the grievance as fully and distinctly as possible, The censns of THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,' JUNE 7, 1860: 1851 obtained religious returns without personal inquiry, and that census on the question of religion produced important results. But as a Dissenter he refrained from .going to the Goverrinent and asking them to obtain information as to ecclesiastical and religious bodies by any of the machinery they em ployed. It was not the omission of that provision from the present bill that he complained of, but the insertion of a provision for house to house inquiry, which, whether the return were optional or under a penalty, was an infi ing Anent of religious liberty. But if optional returns could he depended upon he should not so much object. They had been taunted with desiring to conceal the truth ; but what they did object to was, the publication under authority as truth that which must necessarily be fallacious. The object with which the clause was introduced was an ecclesiastical one, and had been suggested to the Home Secretary by parties who had taken offence at the revelations which the census of 1851 disclosed, and their purpose was now to enumerate as belonging to the Church all persons who were of no religion at all—in other words, taking the last census as the test in this respect, about one-third of the entire population. (hear.) He presumed that there was a political object at bottom—either to show a larger claim upon the public for material assistance, or that they might be enabled the more successfully to meet the demands of the Dissenters for justice. Remembering that but for the support of the dissenting community, the present Govern ment would be " nowhere," for them to lend them selves to an attempt so obviously designed to knock down the prestige of the dissenting body, was an affront that ought to be resented, and he would suggest to the members of Parliament in the room that it was quite possible to make a Government very uneasy in their places, without endanger ing the main principles they were pledged to sup port. That was the course he would advise the friends of the Dissenters in the House of Commons to pursue. There were many minor measures and minor movements, important to the Government, which private members might facilitate or ob struct, according to the degree of confidence they felt in the Ministry. He would not advise anyone to obstruct the advance of his own principles for the sake of avenging himself on those of whose conduct he had reason to complain, but he thought those who represented the Nonconformist body should combine together to show the Government that they were not to be permitted to do this act of in justice, recommended by no considerations of pub lic policy, but simply to gratify the pique of the Home Secretary. He assured the meeting that all his influence should be exercised to mark his sense of resentment at this attempt of the Government to injure, insult, and annoy the Dissenting body. Mr. STANSFELD, M.P., spoke in support of the resolution, and denounced the provision of the Cen sus Bill in question as inconsistent with the prin ciples of religious liberty. As he had stated to Sir G. C. Lewis, who, he must say, had treated the de putation with a degree of coldness they could hardly have expected, he looked upon it, not so much as a fraudulent attempt to obtain apparently authoritative statistics to serve the purposes of the Church hereafter, as an infringement upon the rights and consciences of individuals. If he were to waive his objection in his own case by stating his religious profession in the census return he was called upon to fill up be should decidedly object to play the spy for any Government by inquiring into the religious views of every person who might hap pen on that particular day to be residing in his house, as the clause under a penalty required of him. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr. A. PELLATT moved the second resolution, " That looking upon this uncalled-for departure from the plan adopted in 1851 as a deliberate at tempt to inflictpolitical injury on Dissenters by means of deceptive official statistics, the meeting urges the necessity for such an expression of opinion throughout the country as will induce Ministers to abandon so indefensible a scheme, and for a distinct intimation that, if it be persisted in, neither they nor the members of the House of Commons who may support it can retain the confidence of the Dissenting body." Ho reminded the meeting that when the Dissenters found it necessary to unite they had done so, as in the removal of the Test Acts, and he had no doubt that they would do so in resisting this uncalled-for aggression upon their rights. There was no reason for this part of the re turn, which would be most fallacious. It would, if necessary, give Lord Palmerston a precedent. In the case of prisons, nearly all the persons incarce rated in our gaols were required on entrance to state their religion, and what was the consequence? They returned themselves as members of the Church of England, though they might be Roman Catholics or Dissenters. Asimilarrequirement in workhouses had been found so undependable, that it had been abandoned. Mr. PEASE, M.P., seconded the motion, holding that the proposed return would afford no statistics that could give reliable information. Mr. BENTLEY suggested that it should be left to the National Society, and the people themselves should be left to furnish the information as to the Church of England, of which he said he was a member. The Rev. F. TItESTRAIL referred to the proceed ings of the Court of Aldermen at Guildhall on the previous day, and expressed his surprise and grief that Alderman Challis, of all men in the world, should have said there would be no difficulty in ob taining the returns, and that 9-10ths of the Dissen ters would willingly give the required information. The motion was agreed to. The Rev. Mr. HINTON moved the adoption of the following petition to the House of Commons, to be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and confided for presentation to E. Baines, Esq., M.P.:— " To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The petition of the un dersigned members of various religious bodies assembled at a meeting held at Fendall's Hotel, Westminster, June 6, 1860, showeth, " That your petitioners entertain strong objections to the provisions in the Census Bill requiring a stateme t of the religious profession of every inh a bit ant o f t h e country. "That, in their judgment, such a requirement would be an unwarrantable exercise of authority, and that while it would fail to secure statistics on which any reliance could be placed, it would occasion groat irritation of feeling, tend to infringement of cidil rights, and be otherwise productive of mischievous results. " That in many cases—whether the inquiry be enforced by a penalty or not—there will be a refusal to afford the desired information. " That, in others, the replies will, necessarily, be toe in definite and ambiguous to be of any practical value. " That to a very serious extent the statements, contained in the schedules will be inaccurate and misleading—partly from the ignorance, carelessness, or partisanship of house holders making a return of the religious professions of others. and also from the mistakes of enumerators, who are to be authorised to complete such of the schedules' as shall 'appear to be defective, and cerrect such as they shall find to be erroneous.' " That, more especially, the returns must prove delusive, because it is not the practice with Dissenters generally to rep; rd as members of their respective bodies those who do not attend their places of worship, while, on the other hand, numerous persons who never frequent episcopal, or any other places of worship, will be returned as belonging to the Chi rch of England. " That as no good end would be served by collecting sta tistics of such a character, your petitioners deprecate the employment of official machinery for such a purposo. " They therefore pray your honourable house to amend the 4th clause of the bill by omitting therefrom the words `religious profession.' " And y ur petitioners will every pray." He denied that it could be received as a fact that every one who did not belong to any religious com munion was to be taken as a member of the Church of England, which was the impression it was in tended to convey; and he held that, apart from such a return not conveying information as to the fact, the Government had no right to put any machinery in motion for obtaining, by information furnished under compulsion or voluntarily, a knowledge of that fact. Mr. BAxrt:n, M.P., seconded the resolution ; which was supported by Mr. F. CLOSSLEY, M.P., who said he believed the Government would be prepared to give way on the question of the fines and penalties, but that did not meet the views of the dissenters. The census of 1851 showed that the members of the Church of England were almost in a minority, and it was the object now to show the Church in a better position. The mode adopted at the last census—viz., of taking the numbers according to the attendances at the several places of religious worship on the Census Sunday, was less objectionable, though that was fallacious as afferdin o o. means of a true statistical return; but the object of the Government and tha Church party clearly was to make it appear that many persons who were members of no religious persuasion belonged to the Church of England, re lying upon the objection which persons naturally entertained against acknowledging themselves to be without religion. Mr. TucKEr., as a member of the Church of Eng land, but agreeing in the objects of the meeting, suggested that the F tition should go up as from " friends of religious liberty" generally, without reference to dissenters. I\lr. lirmut EY, M.P., also desired, as a member of the Church of England, to state his concurrence with the views which had been expressed by the various gentlemen who had preceded him. The motion was carried. The Rev. Mr. HENDERsoN moved the fourth re solution—" That conies of the foregoing resolutions he forwarded to the Prime Minister und the Home Secretary, and to the members of the House of Commons, and that the gentlemen wbo have con vened this meeting, together with the members of Parliament present, be required to act as a com mittee, with power to add to their number, for adopting measures to secure the required amend ment of the bill." Mr. NORRIS, M.P., seconded this resolution, and stated that if the question was kept open he was convinced that a large number of members of the Church of England would join in the movement. The resolution was put and cArried, the chair man suggesting the desirability o f a su b scr i p ti on to provide funds for carrying out the agitation. Thanks were then voted to the chairman. Apologies were made in the course of the pro. ceedings for the non-attendance of Mr. Dillwyn, M.P., and Mr. Baines, M.P., the former being com pelled to go to Wales, the latter being engaged on a committee of the House of Commons. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor took the chair shortly after one o'clock. The minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed. The Sheriffs made a report of the state of the different gaols. It appeared that there were 87 prisoners in Newgate, one of whom only was in the infirmary. In the debtors' prison there were 212 prisoners, six of whom were in the infirmary ; and in the City Prison, at Holloway, there were 341 prisoners. Several warders and other persons connected with the •lolloway Prison petitioned the Court for an increase of salary. Alderman CUBITT said, that applications of this kind were constantly being made to the Court, and he thought they should not be dealt with ;sepa rately, and that some :regular system of remune ration should be adopted. He therefore moved, " That the whole of the applications should be re ferred back to the Gaol Committee, who should, at the same time, be requested to communicate with the managers or committees of other county and . Z7Tovernment prisons, with a view to ascertain the scale of allowance made to the different officers, in order that the city of London might adopt a simi lar system, and a uniform scale of payment be adopted." Sir P. LAURIE seconded the motion, and said that, in his opinion, it was extremely advisable that some uniform system of payment should be carried out in the city of London. At present they had no system at all. Alderman ROSE concurred in the opinion that had been expressed by his honourable friend, and he said it appeared to him that it was not a proper course for those officers to be constantly coming to the Court, begging for an increase of salary. It ought to be understood that, after a certain term of service they were entitled to an increase of pay. The motion was then put and carried. TnE NEW CENSUS BILL. Alderman LAWRENCE then moved, " That copies of the bills now before Parliament, providing for the taking of the Census of the population, should be sent to every member of the Court." Ho said that his object in making this motion was, that the Court should be aware of the fact that these bills contained clauses of a very extraordinary kind, and which appeared to him not only to affect the privi leges of the community generally, but were of con siderable importance to themselves as magistrates of the city of London, and who might be called upon to enforce the law and inflict the punishment of fine or imprisonment upon their fellow-citizens, if this measure became the law of the land. By some of the clauses of the measure to which he referred, persons were required to declare their religious opinions, and if they failed to do so they were liable to be sent to prison ; and he could not help saying that it appeared to him that it was an en tirely new, and, he would add, a most dangerous principle to introduce into the law of this country. If such a thing had been proposed by a decree of the Emperors of France or Austria, or by an ukase of the Emperor of Russia, he had no doubt that it would have been characterised by the people of this country as an act of beaureaucratic despotism ; but yet the Ministers of the Crown had actually in the new Census Bill introduced clauses, the effect of which was not only to require that the head of an estab lishment should not only declare his own religious opinions, but also those of his wife, all his male and female servants, and of any visitor who might happen to be staying with him. If he failed to make this return he was subject to be summoned before two justices, and was liable to be fined Lo, or less than 205., and his goods were liable to be destrained upon; and if the fine was not paid he might be sent to prison for a month. It appeared to him that as magistrates of the city of London, who might be called upon to commit persons to pri son for not complying with the provisions of this Act of Parliament, it was very important that they should be aware of the nature of its provisions. He could not tell what opinion might be entertained by other members of the Court, but he must say that, in his view, to compel a man to declare his re ligious opinions, and to c a ll u p on hi s servan t s t o state what their's were, was degrading to both par ties, and it gave the Crown the right to ask, not only the religious opinions of its first Minister, but to do the same down to the very tidewaiters. (Oh, oh.) He had no hesitation in expressing his opinion that when the public became acquainted with the provisions of this statute that they would express their feeling upon it in such a manner that it would never be carried, and he could not help, at the same time, expressing his surprise that it should be the act of a reformed House of Commons to pass a law punishing with imprisonment the act of a man declining to state his relis , ious opinions. In a similar bill for Ireland these clauses were studiously omitted, and the Government did not venture to in troduce them into it. Alderman LUCAS interposed, and said he thought his hon. friend was out of order. This was not the proper time to go into the subject, and if the debate were to go on it would occupy the whole of the day. (Hear, hear.) Alderman LAWRENCE said he would only add, in addition to what he had already stated, that in the Census Bill for Scotland, these clauses were also not introduced, and it was evident that the Government was waiting to see how the measure would be received in England before they ventured to apply it to Scotland, and he could not help ex pressing his opinion that it was establishing a sort of inquisition in this country. (Oh, oh.) Alderman CUBITT said he had no objection to second the motion of Alderman Lawrence, but at the same time he wished it to be understood that he did not agree with him in his opinion as to the effect of the clauses to which he had referred. For his own part, he was not at all ashamed of his reli gion, or of stating the religious opinions he enter tained. (Hear, hear.) Alderman LAWRENCE (with warmth)—No more am I. (Cries of " Spoke," " Order.") Alderman CHALLIS had no objection to the mo tion of his hon. friend, but he did not agree with the opinions he had given of the character of this act. On the contrary, he thought that the act was fair enough, and that there would be no difficulty in giving the answers required, and that it was not at all calculated to interfere with any man's reli gious opi n i ons . (H ear, h ear.) He believed that the measure would be regarded favourably by many of the large Dissenting and other religious bodies, and that they would be very glad of making pub lio the.numbers belonging to their different sects. As to the difficulty suggested of ascertaining the religions opinions of their servants, he had ten or a dozen persons in his employment, and he should not think it very difficult to put the required ques tion to them and ascertain the religious opinions they professed to entertain. Alderman Lucas expressed his opinion that it was greatly to the public advantage that such re turnsshould be made. Alderman Corir..AD said be believed that the last Census Bill of 1851 had not had the effect of procuring correct returns, and that through some hocus pocus the returns under it were very far from declaring the true state of things. fie believed the effect of the present measure would be to ob tain correct returns, and that this was the only object the Government had in view. At all events, it did appear to him that the present was not the proper time to discuss the matter. The motion was then put and carried. A recommendation of the Finance Committee, that a reward of £lO, to be divided between them, should be paid to a City police sergeant named Watkins, and a constable named M'Leod, for the activity and intelligence they had displayed in the apprehension of two notorious housebreakers, whose names were not mentioned, was ordered to be carried out. The Court was then about to adjourn, when— Alderman ALLEN said that before they sepa rated he should wish to put a question to his lord ship, as the chairman of the Gresham Committee, in reference to a charge that had been several times made in the 7imes, that the committee had refused an application made to them by a number of influential merchants of the city of London, that the roof of the Royal Exchange should be 'covered with glass, in order that they might transact their business in comfort. He wished to be informed whether it was true such an application had been made, and whether it had been refused, notwith standing the gentlemen who made it offered to de fray the expenses. The LORD MAYOR said he had seen the subject referred to, and was sorry that it had appeared in the 'limes. As the chairman of the committee he could state distinctly that no such application was made to them, and if there had been the committee would gladly have acceded to it. (Hear, hear,) Alderman ROSE said it appeared to him that the Lord Mayor might have taken action in the matter of his own accord. If it really was the wish of a majority of the merchants of the city of London, and it was necessary for their accommodation, he really thought such a wish should be acceded to. The LORD MAYOR said he had no power to more in such a matter. Tt was the merchants themselves who should do so. If the hon. gentleman wished to have the matter discussed, the proper : , ourse for him to pursue was to make a motion upon the subject. Alderman ROSE said he thought it was clear that the application that had been made by a number of respectable merchants had not been treated as it should have been, and he gave notice that at the next Court he should make a motion upon the subject. The Court then adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGESCE. ASCOT RACES, WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. The winner to be sold for 400 sovs. &c. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Lumley's Lucy, Bst 31b (G. Fordharn) w.o, The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr•. old fillies, Bst 71b; the winner of the Oaks, 71b ; of the One Thousand Guineas, 31b extra. Old mile. 17 subs. Mr. Gratwicke's Allington, Bst (Daley) 1 Mr. E. Hall's Seclusion, Bst 71b Mr. T. I'arr's Contadiva, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 3 Emily and Venus filly also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Contadina, 2to 1 agst Seclusion, .7 to 1 agst Venus filly. In running, 10 to 1 was taken about Allington. Allington jumped off with the lead, which she soon in creased to upwards of 50 yards, Contadina being second, Seclusion third, and the Venus filly last. At the distance Seclusion took second place, but failed in her effort to head Allington, who won by half a length ; a bad third. The Venus filly was pulled up within the distance, and walked in. Tho Second year of the Second Ascot Biennial Stakes of 1) sove. each, with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds ; colts: Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; the o w n er o f th e secon d ho rs e I to receive 25 soya out of the stakes. Old Mile. 40 subs. Mr. Hamilton's Rupee, Bst 31b Mr. Tutc's The Rap, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 2 Mr.'\V. Nelson's Merrimac, Bst 71b .. (J. Walters) 3 The following also ran :—Viatka, Northern Light, Wamba. Betting-5 to 2 agst Rupee, 3to 1 each agst The Rap and Northern Light, 6 to 1 agst any other offered. The running was made by Viatica, followed by Merrimac second, and Northern Light third. Just inside the dis• tance Viatka was beaten, and Rupee took the lead, and The Rap went on second, the mare running home the winner by two lengths ; three-quarters of a length between the second and third ; half a length between the third and fourth ; Wamba beaten off. The Visitors' Plate of 100 soya, and 25 for the second horso (Handicap). Once round and a distance. Mr. C. Peck's Plumper, 3 yrs, Est llb (Holder) 1 Count Batthyany's Neoptolemus, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Roper) 2 Mr. Jaques's Feodorowna, 3 yrs, Est 31b (H. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Courier, Pitman, Schism, Joskin, York, Donizetti, Harriet, The Gift, and Joycuso. Betting-2 to 1 agst The Pitman, G to 1 each agst Courier and Neoptolemus, 8 to 1 each agst Feodorowna, Donizetti and York, 9 to 1 agst Plumper. As they passed the Stand, Plumper, Feodorowna, and Schism alternately showed in advance, the last two being Harriet and Tho Gift. As they made for the top turn, however, Plumper took a decided lead, but was soon passed by Joyeuse, Seclusion being third, Neoptolemus fourth, Pitman and Feodorowna next. On going down the hill Feodorowna took a long lead, Donizetti following on second, Schism third, and Plumper next, the lot being well together. At the Brick-kiln turn Feodorowna dropped back, and Neoptolemus took the lead, with Plumper in close attend ance, Feodorowna, Courier, and Pitman running nearly abreast at their heels. At the last turn Plumper came away, and, swerving from the lower to the upper ground and back again, at the finish won by three lengths; a length separating the second and third ; two lengths be tween the third and fourth. The fifth was close up. All the others pulled up in a body before reaching the chair. Two objections were lodged against the winner; one on the ground that the rider dismounted before returning t the saddle enclosure, and the other on the ground of a cross. The stewards investigated the charges after the race for the £lOO Plate, and confirmed the judge's decision. The Royal Hunt Cup ; a Piece of Plate, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; for all ages (two-yr-olds excepted). Certain winners extra. New mile. 64 subs. Mr. Sargent's Crater, by Orlando, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (VT. Bottom) 1 Captain Christie's Cheesecake, 3 yr=. Cq 111 b (Glialloner) 2 Mr. Ten Broeck's Cock - a -Hoop, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb (G. Fordham) 3 The following a 1.;,) ran :—M. Phillipe, Bel Esperanza, Cantine, Old Robert, Man-at arms, Horace, Ambush, Ticket-of-Leave, Ethiopian, Topaz, Chanoine, Cecilia, Chirp, Queen Bee, Tyrant, Jason, The Monk, Lucy, Ca tawba, Optimist, 'White Rose, General Hesse, Narcissus, and Suburban. Betting-5 to 1 apt Optimist, 7to 1 each agst Old Ro bort and Ethiopian, 8 to 1 agst M. Phillipe, 10 to 1 agst General lless, 100 to 7 agst Cock-a-Hoop, 100 to 6 agst Narcissus, 20 to 1 each agst Crater, Tyrant, and Catawba, 25 to 1 each agst Cantina, Cheesecake, Chirp, Jason, and Suburban, 30 to 1 agst "White Rose, 33 to 1 agst Ticket-of- Leave. This event has of late years furnished the prettiest race of the meeting, and on this occasion it was true to its charac ter. Considerable delay took place at the post, not owing to the fractiousness of any particular horse, but principally attributable to the perversity of certain jockeys who obsti nately refused to listen to the directions or obey the com mands of the starter. Immediately after the race Mr. Hib bard lodged a complaint against the most prominent de linquents—W. Bottom, Drew, J. Snowden, and Gardner ; and the stewards marked their sense of their conduct by severely reprimanding Bottom, and by suspending Gardner for two months, and J. Snowden and Drew until after Hampton. The horses were above the hill in a line, and it was a matter of difficulty to distinguish the front lot, so similar were many of the colours, and so frequently did they shift and disappear. When the eye became accustomed to the glistening hues of the riders as they descended the hill towards the road, the green jacket of Suburban showed in front, and in a line with him were Horace, Tyrant, Cock a-Hoop, M. Philipe, Cheesecake, Woodburn bringing up the rear. As they nearei the distance, Cheesecake took a slight lead, and Crater went on in attendance upon her, headed her at the stand, and won by half a length ; three lengths between the second and third, Suburban was a bad fourth, and Man-at-Arms fifth, the others were pulling up when they passed the post. The Fern Hill Stakes of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; for two-yr-olds, 7st, and three, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. To start at the Cup Course post and run in—about half a mile. 20 subs. Baron Rothschild's f by King Tom—Agnes, 2 yrs, Gst • 111 b (Daley) 1 Mr. C. Alexander's Thunderbolt, 3 yrs, 9st (R. Cotton) 2 Mr. Saxon's Big Ben, 2 yrs, 7st (J. Snowden) 3 Little Lady and Mountebank also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst the Agnes filly, sto 2 agst Big Ben, 3 to 1 agst Little Lady. The Agnes filly was quick on her legs, and soon took a good lead, which she held to the end, winning by six lengths ; two lengths between the second and third. A Plate 100 sovs, for two-yr-olds, to carry 7st, throe, 9st 21b ; maiden two-yr-olds allowed 51b ; three, 101 b. T.Y.C. Baron Rothschild's. fby King Tom—Daughter of the Star. 2 yrs, 6st 91b (J. Daley) 1 Mr. Roger's Blisworth, 2 yrs, 7st .. (E. Edwards) 2 Lord Clifden's c by Surplice—Concertina, 2 yrs, Est 91b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Southport, Wee Polly, Amy. Odo, Dandolo, Willoughton, Professor, Count Horn, Mag giore, Barabbas, Waterwitch, Almeric, Maid of Peru, Sycophant, King of Kent, Skelton, Fairy, Sweetbread, Colleen Dhas colt, and Morello.. Betting-4 to 1 agst Southport, sto 1 agst Maggiore, 6 to 1 agst Blisworth, 10 to 1 each agst Amy, Daughter of the Star filly, and Odo. At the Grand Stand Blisworth and Daughter of the Star filly camo out, Blisworth seeming to have the best of it to within a few strides of the chair, where the winner collared him and beat him by a neck; three lengths between the second and third, and a head between the third and fourth. The Concertina colt, King of Kent, Willoughton, Water witch, and Odo were next. Amy, Morella, and Dandolo, were the last three. The Second Year of the Ninth Ascot Triennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Sat 41b. The winner in 1859 to carry 41bs extra. Any horse having started for this race in 1859, and not having been placed, allowed 51b ; the second to roceivo a sum out of the stakes equal to 10 per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. on the whole stake. One mile. 31 subs. Mr. A. Nichol's The Wizard, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) W.O. And the owner of Baron Munchausen received 15 per cent, on the whole of the stakes. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft., with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds, 7st. 121 b. ; four and upwards, Bst. 91b. ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs., sc. T.Y.C. 11 subs. Lord Portsmouth's King of the Forest, 6 yrs, Bst. 91b. (J. Goater) 1 Colonel Towneley's Ticket of Leave, 4 yrs ' Bst. 91b. Mr Bst. 91b..... • • (A. French) 3 Dixon's Neophyte, 4 y rs , (Atdcroft) 2 The following a l so ran :.—Orlando, Woodburn, Itomsey, Delusion, and Orcus. Betting.-6 to son Neophyte-3 to 1 agst King of the Forest-8 to 1 agst any other. Neophyte made running half way, when King of the Forest went to the front, followed by Ticket of Leave, the two running a fine race home, the former winning by a neck; a bad third. Orcus was fourth, the others pulling up as they passed ;the Stand. Colonel Townely claimed the winner. The " Off Day," as usual, fu rnished a sufficient quantity of racing to constitute a " GI,- eat Day" at any other meet ing. Although there were two walks over, yet the pro ceedings were far from being tedious, and the larga fields kept bookmakers busy in the, Ring, and the officials actively employed in the Stands. Until long after the breakfast hour rain fell heavily, but by noon the sun came out, and nothing marred a full enjoyment of the sport. The return which we give of the racing, - renders elaborate remarks un necessary. The Royal Hunt Cup was carried off by Crater, whose success created general satisfaction in the Ring ; not because the horse was at a long price, but because he is the property of one f the most straightforward men who have for a number of years been on the turf. Isaac Woolcot, the trainer, came in for a large share of congratulation, because the horse was sent to the post in admirable condi tien, and also because Woolcot proved the accuracy of his judgment when he stated that "according to the trial Crater could not lose." BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE Cur. 7to 4 agst Promised Land (taken) sto 2 agst Rupee (taken) 4to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) 9to 1 agst Gamester (taken) • THE LATE STORM. GREAT YARMOUTH, JUNE G. Up to this date the little that has been heard of the missing fishing boats, as reported in the Sun of Tuesday, has served only to confirm the most dismal apprehensions. The lugger Champion bas been picked up disabled, with her nets entangled about her, as if the storm swept away the unfortu nate crew before they had time to haul in: Part of the stern of the smack Prince of Wales has also been picked up, leaving little doubt as to her fate. The missing vessels are the Contest and the Atalanta, the property of Mr. Shuckford, who was owner also of the Champion ; the Stamboul, a cruiser, belong ing to Mr. Utting ; the Paymaster, to Messrs. B. and R. Ferm ; the Three Sisters, to Mr. J. F. Neave ; the Planet, to Mr. Smith ; the Sylph, to Messrs. Freeman and Bishop ; and another, the property of Mr. H. Swann. The Royalist, of Gorleston, Mr. Fisk's, and the James and Ann, of Sheringham, Mr. Wests's, which sailed from this harbour, together with four luggers and two cutters from Lowestoft and two Yarmouth smacks, are also among the missing. These luggers were manned each by nine or ten men and one boy, and the smacks by about half the number; so that the loss of fisher men on this part of the soast, and within a distance of about a dozen miles, will fall very little short of 200 ; the number lost from Yarmouth alone is about 130. The number of families ruined, of women made widows, and children fatherless by this appalling calamity is painful to contemplate, the number of children alone being upwards of 200. We under stand that a public appeal will be made on behalf of these poor creatures who are now utterly desti tute, and surely Heavenborn charity never expended itself on more deserving objects l The fishermen here are abso'utely panic stricken numbers of boats are lying idle in the roads, the men refusing to go to sea. Several owners have made up for the season, and landed their nets, so disheartened are they by this havoc of their property. The pecuniary loss directly entailed on the town, cannot be less than £lO,OOO, and, as fishing is the staple trade of the port, a large capital being invested in it, and thousands of poor men living throughout the year on what they are able to earn in the season, it is difficult to estimate the indirect effects of the catastrophe. On Monday six vessels sailed tc; the North Sea in the expectation of being able to ascer tain some tidings of the missing boats or their crews, but not a human being here cherishes the faintest hope of their safety. It is a most remark able circumstance that these boats were in most cases commanded by some of the oldest and moat experienced masters belonging to this port. COUNTRY MARKETS. HULL--JuNE 5. There was a moderate attendance and a thin show of wheat, which was taken at an advance of is to 2s per qr on last week. Prices : Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 578 6d to 598 61 Old red New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 538 Od to 57s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 538 Od to 54. Od Baltic and Hamburg, red 538 Od to 54s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old 45. Od to 498 Od Barley.... English malting 3BB Od to 428 Od' Grinding 328 Od to 34s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish .. 348 Od to 388 Od Grindinc , Oats English, ° old Archangel and Riga ' per st Os 14d to 141 d Friesland and Dutch o.Bl4fd to 0315 d Swedish and Danish 0 514d to 08140 Beans ....English, old, per qr. New pigeon 44s Od to 458 Od New tick Egyptian Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares .... Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding 4Bs Od to 52s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) Foreign 8 'l5 oto 9 5 0 Rape cakes 5 0 oto 5 5 0 Bones SHEFFIELD-JUNE 5. The supply of wheat in bulk was small, but a large num ber of samples were shown. An active trade was done at an advance. Oats scarce. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...2os 6d to 228 ea 'White ,/ ff ...22s 6d to 233 6d New red ..17s Od to 188 Od New white ::.18s Od to 19s 64 Bean 3 .198 Od to 21s Od 71 Peas, per qr sos Od to 52s Od Grinding barley, per qr 33s Od to 36s OOd Maltingditto, „ 3Bs Od to 43s Od _ _ Oats 2Bs Od to 33s Od Millers' prices for flour—ls Ild, 2s ld, and 2s 3d pet 141 b. NEWARK-JUNE 6. The show of wheat from the growers to-day was small, and a firm business was transacted at an advance of is to 2s on late pri,es. Beans firm. Oats in moderate supply, and in good inquiry. ..._ White wheat, new, 53s to 62s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 333 Red do. sls to 57s Oats, old, .. 335 to 368 Old white sBs to 62s New do 30s to 34s Red do. 51s to 57s I Beans.. 49s to 518 Barley, malting.... 33s to 45s Beans, new 463 to 48a DUBLIN-JUNE 5. With a free trado to-day, the business done was at an improvement on last week's currencies. Some large sales were made of Indian corn. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 33 0 to 3 0 Do., red.... A 31 0 to 33 0 Do., new 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black l5 0 to 15 6 s. d. ■. d. Do., new 0 to 0 Bere. l3 0 to 140 Rapeseed 20 0 to 23 0 Oatmeal l5 0 to 17 0 Bakers' flour, l7 0 to 22 6 Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR-JurrE 6. A fair demand for West India sorts, and the sales effected have b een cons id era bl e, principally in Barbadoes, at prices generally 6d per cwt. in favour of buyers. There has been more doing in rum at former rates. THE MAI LS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. • . .. June 10. Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) June 7. Canada, &c. (via Cork) .. June 7. Cape of Good Hope, &c. July 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 18. Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. Gibraltar (via Southampton) June 10. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 18. Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. June 10. Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. June 5. Lisbon, Vigo ' and Oporto .. , June 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. June 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 4. United States ' California, &c. (% ia Cork) .. June 6. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. June 10 West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. Jane 14. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.—A return pre sented to Parliament, on the motion of Mr. Ayrton, shows that the net annual income which the Ecclesiastical Com missioners receive from property situate within the metro polis (as its limits are defined by the Local Management Act) amounts to £22,965. BIRTHS, CIIIYMIN.—Cn tho sth inst., at Aldershott, the wife of Irish, of a daughter. 2d Battalion 18th Royal DAVIDSON. - On olo t n h e e l 4 C t h h ap i m: t.: Patrick Davidson, Esq., of Inchmarlo, of twin daugh ters,at Aberdeen, the wife of still-born. How.—On the sth inst., at 29, Gloucester-place, Hyde park, the wife of Thomas How, Esq., of a daugter. MARRIAGES. BIDDER—M'CLtAN.—On the sth inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, George P. Bidder, Esq., eldest son of G. P. Bidder, Esq,, C.E , President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, to Annie, the second daughter o f J. R. M'Clean, Esq., C.E., of 2, Park-street, Westminster. STORES— SAMPSON.—On the sth inst., at St. Panora Church, Commander Rich ar d St o k es , R.N., to Eliza Anne, eldest daughtor of Thomas Sampson, Esq., Hil marton Villas, Holloway. DEATHS. ANSTIS.—On the 4th inst., at Liskeard, in Cornwall, Ber nard Anstis, Esq., aged 43. DA.T.TBENY.—On the sth inst., at SeGnd, Wilts, the Rev. George W. Daubeny, LL.B., aged 76. APDratmoTT.—On the sth inst., at 2, Albion-terrace, COW inercial-road E., Capt. B. M'Dermott, late of the P. and 0. Co's ship Fort ;William, aged 42. LLOYD.—On the 4th inst., at Barham, Kent, Edmund Lloyd, Esq , aged 65. STOREY.—On the sth inst., at 12, MarlborOugh-road, St. John's-wood, W. J. C. Storey, Esq., aged 73. TAYLOR.—On the sth inst., at Forest-gate, Essex, Captain 11. W. Taylor, many years of the Calcutta trade, aged LoNDox : Printed and Publiehed by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of kliddlesor, Thursday, June 7, 1860.