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

BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps ter Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom fres by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 And 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. EAT RE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. E. Buekstone. THIS ETENING the, neriorms.nces will commence with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buck stone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. With HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. Mr. C. Mathews. To conclude with THE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO. By the Leclercqs. ~Y~i'r Commence at 7. OYA 1, PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with THRICE MARRIED, Mr. Meadows, Miss C. Leclercq, &c. Commence at 7. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Reproduction of the powerful Adeiphi drama, "The Flowers of the Yorest." Ninth week of the popular American Actress, Miss Julia Daly T s VENTN G, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billing:ton, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith. Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Miss Laidlaw. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, 3s. ' • Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, i s ; Gallery, 6d. Actinz Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. M. LECLERE. Idlle. DITVERGER (her last appearance). THIS EVENING, LE CIIEVEU BLANC. UN VIEUX DE LA VIELLE ROCHE. Pelletre, by M. Leclere. ANTENOR POLYPIIEME. Polypheme, by M. Leclerc. Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, 55.; Pit, 2s. Gallery, is. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. Commence at 8. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor end Manttgvr, 3Tr. W9f. H A PTV. NOTICE !—A Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE and JUVENILE FETE TO-MORROW (Thursday, June 28.) — Splendid Equestrian and Gymnastic Entertainment.—Com7 mence at 2 o'clock. New Engagement, for nine nights previous to his departure for the Continent, of the Greatest Rope Dancer in the World, HERR CRRISTOFF, and the popular French Clown, MoNs. L'Errvn. MADLLE. LEONTINE received with enthusiastic applause. fhe superb Hippo-drama is a decided success. On Monday, June 25, 1860, and during the week, the En tertainments will commence with the Grand Historical Spectacle in Three Acts, entitled "FAIR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS." To be followed by an incom parable display of Equestrian Achievements in the Scenes of the Arena, supported by the most talented Artistes in Europe, including Racine. LEONTINE. To conclude with a Popular Farce. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Boa-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. CONCERTS, CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING, C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. Tint Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is, Hall, 6d. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian an d Mimic), and W. T. Critchfield. The AFRICAN OPERA TROUPE, their first appearance since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PERFORMERS, who will give the whole of their inimitable entertainment every evening. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, TUNE 27, 1860, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 53--Lowest this morning and during the night. 63 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-30. WlND—South-Westerly; light, with dull weather, and slight sprinkling. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 58m.—Afternoon, Bh. 30m. To-Moßßow.-Morning, 9h. 4m.—Afternoon, 9h. 38m, , 1 14 'l/4x1,1 c/! N i.~~ - R '~ • THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1860, We would respectfully congratulate his Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT upon the admirable discretion with which as Master of the Trinity house he presided on Saturday evening last at the anniversary banquet of that ancient and honourable corporation. Recognising this discretion in every syllable that fell from the lips of his Royal High ness upon this occasion, we can all the more wil lingly for the nonce let bygones be bygones. We can even allow for the moment the recent oratorical display of his Royal Highness as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards to slip from our recollection. Permitting that latest lapsus lingual to es cape our memory for one brief interval the more readily because, already in its regard, we have said our say quite frankly without an in stant's thought of anything in the way of courtly reticence or courtierlike circumlocution. Happily, in the present instance, there is nothing whatever that the most cynical could take exception to. The PRINCE has afforded no one, not even the most captious, the faintest opportunity to cavil at his remarks. His Royal Highness on Saturday last spoke —as it best befits the CONSORT of our QUEEN to spe'k—that beloved Sovereign, who from the first hour of the commencement of her reign until now, during the lapse of all these three-and•twenty years, has undeviatingly " walked in the light of the Constitution !" The excellent judgment, and we might even say at times the exquisite taste with which his Royal Highness introduced the various toasts of the even ing, as chairman of the Banquet at the Trinity House, on the 23d instant, shine all the more agreeably upon our recognition, in contrast with those past words of indiscretion, of which we are now fain to lose the remembrance. Nothing, for example, could have been, at once, more graceful or more apposite than the incidental references made by the Prince to three of his Royal High ness's eight children, when introducing the some what trite toast of " the Prince of WALES and the rest of the Royal Family." While even the younger members of that august house are now rapidly growing up—the PRINCE CONSORT observed on Saturday—" The PRINCESS ROYAL has already become the founder of a new family destined to mount the throne of Prussia; the Prince of WALES is following his academic course at Oxford, which he prOposes to complete at the Sister university, Cambridge ; while his younger brother having by the prescribed apprentice ahiP evened his rating as a midshipman, serves ze_ alously as suc h i n t h e fl eet. " E v id ences th ese th a t educationte i of each young Prince is, indeed, ba~luousl to be, tc, Y cared for, as it ought only in reason . 7 10 them i bOth for their high destinies. impressiveness—.« I T t l4liness added with peculiar Wi ll be a (eirious coincidence that, nearly at the same time, a few weeks hence, though almost at the o WALES will inau,uraptposi.te poles, th e P r i nce o f n that stupendou s work, the G re the QUEEN'S name. St. Lawrence, in C anada,while ; . I3 ridge over the lay the foundati on stone of the breakwate r A LFRED will f or the harbour of Cape T own ;"—Qxclaimior. there " What vast considerations as regards our country-, are brought to our mind in this si • mple fact! What present greatness! What past history What future hopes; and how important and beneficent is the part given to the royal family of England to act in the development of those distant and rising countries, w ho recognise in' the British Crown and their allegiance to it their supreme try and with bond of union with the mothe r coun each other." These reflections, allusions, and ejaculations, fell from the lips of the PRINCE CON sort—all the more admirably, all the more ap propriately—upon the evening of the ♦ery day upon which that ringing cheer of blended pa triotism and loyalty went up from the heart - speaking voices of twenty thousand Volunteers—voices that cried aloud that ringing cheer as plainly as the voices of the Hungarians proclaimed in their famous oath of allegiance and devotion to the cause of MARIA THERESA— " Moriamur pro rege nostro"—VICTORIA! Referring to that very incident of Saturday afternoon last, the review of the Rifle Corps in Hyde-park by the SOVEREIGN in person—the PRINCE CONSORT observed on giving the next toast (that ever-popular toast of the Royal Army and the Royal Navy of England)—" We have witnessed this day a scene which will never fade from the memory of those who had the good fortune to be present—the representation of the independence, education, and industry of this country in arms to testify their devotion to their country, and their readiness to lay down their lives in its defence." And his Royal Highness added statistical information in regard to the rifle corps movement that will be very generally acceptable—" The volunteer force exceeds already 130,000 men, and to what extent this country is capable of exerting itself in real danger is shown by the number of volunteers which in 1804 reached the extraordinary figure 479,000." To this remi niscence was nobly appended the remark, that " we are apt to forget, however, that, in contrast with every country of the world, all our services are composed exclusively of volunteers—the navy, coast guard, coast volunteers, army, militia, yeo manry, and constabulary." It is noticeable, by tho way, in regard to the subsequent proceedings at this Trinity House banquet on Saturday, that, while—from of course a wholesome regard to courtly etiquette—the toast of " her MAJESTY'S Ministers" was given by the Prince CONSORT in a manner humorously equivocal with scant praise, or at least ambiguous compliment—it was responded to by the Prime Minister in a vein of delightful pleasantry. Altogether the banquet at the Trinity House this year was a success—it was in good taste, in good temper, and, above all, in admirable discretion on the part of all the various speakers, but especially on the part of his Royal Highness. For a long time there has lain on our table a large blue book whose weight, we are duly in formed, is under 21bs. Boz., and its price 3s. 4d. It contains 316 pages, plus 22 of introductory matter. When we open it we find that an inquest of fifteen gentlemen had been sitting, as inquests ofttimes have to do—over corruption itself, the corruption in this case, however, being moral cor ruption; and the panel, consisting of fifteen honourable members of the House which has been garnished with its splendid crop of legislators by the very corruption which demanded the inquest. As fields, alas, have been gilded with more splendid crops, through the death and decay on their sur face of the human form divine; so, if we may judge from the verdict of this committee, has the House of Commons become the splendid represen tation, which it is, of all the intelligence and moral worth of the country, because it has sprung so largely from the death and decay of divine moral principles. No manure, LIEBIG tells us, like the death and corruption of what you would grow ; we cannot wonder, therefore, to see honourable members " flourishing like the bay-tree," in all their elevated virtues which perished at their polling booths. We say the verdict of the committee has led us to this conclusion, for as we read its thirty-nine heads we cannot but regard them as an elaborate attempt to ensure a constant supply of the moral guano which has already proved so valuable. All practical provision is indeed made for the deodorisation of electoral cor ruption ; but, as it appears to us, none for its pre vention. We confess we have not yet had heart to dive into the nearly 300 pages of evidence. We mean, however, to have a dip or two. We speak of the report only, and as a piece of solemn—we must out with the word—of solemn humbug—we know of nothing to surpass it. It almost entirely passes over the universal corruption which degrades every county; and it does little indeed towards preventing that which is most notorious, but not always the worst, in towns. Payment of expenses only through one recognised agent; publication of the expenses incirred, a month after the election; moderated penalties; prohibition of conveyance of voters in boroughs, a little extension of the offence of " treating ;" the votes of those who have been bribed to be struck off in a scrutiny ; the assimilation of the punishments and forfeitures for the offence of bribery at municipal elections to those at Parlia mntary elections; and the ludicrous free trade with other persons' money enactment, that an employer shall not be at liberty to deduct anything from wages for loss of time by any voter who absents himself from his work for the mere purpose of vot ing!—These are the chief of the notable provisions suggested by the fifteen gentlemen of the inquest on electoral corruption. Their scheme consists in a dropping of some of the notoriously useless clauses of the old act, and the addition of a few more in tended for the same purpose —namely, " how not to do it." The requirement of a declaration of honesty from the candidate at an election, and from the member returned, is formally repudiated as useless! —a reason quite sufficient for the repudiation of nearly all which the report proposes. To impartial persons the reason would rather seem to have been because it was useful. Unless, indeed, we must believe that honourable members are not men of honour—that even their solemn declaration goes for nothing. We, however, do not believe men to be, after all, quite so bad, that they would purchase a seat in Parliament not only with money, but by a distinct or a substantial lie. There seems indeed to be one new provision which, if fully carried out, would extend to House of Commons Committees some of the most efficient powers possessed by the special commissions ap. pointed to examine on the spot. No witness is to be allowed to refuse to answer before a committee, on the ground that his answer may criminate hina- self, and the committee is to have the same power as the commissioners now Have, of granting a certi- ficate of indemnity. We acknowledge that this would make an honest election committee, in cases where bribery was suspected, a much more for- midable court of inquiry. But we are to remember he committees themselves are to be composed of members, of whom the report pronounces that it would be useless to require them to declare that they had not paid money contrary to the provisions of the law ! also, that the expense of prosecuting au inquiry on peti tion is enormous, and that when danger is suspected, resignation, and compromises between the equally guilty would make all smooth. \Vhen we opened, however, the voluminous re- Port, and glanced at the proeeedings of the fifteen anti-corruption gentlemen, it really caused us an involuntary laugh. We could but instantly compare, in ou r own minds, the simplicity of truth with the ludicrou s Pomposity or perplexity of error. We thought of all the old speculations concerning the movements of our solar system, which the grandly T ate SUN, RLONDON, WEDNESDAY wEVENING, JUNE 27, 1860 The mysterious Norwich abduction case is for the present at an end. The Jesuit priest, in long coarse cloak and small Italian hat, has turned out to be " fiction founded on fact." The fact unfortunately was enough to give an air of probability to young VANSITTART'S story—the fiction enough to compel us to wonder how a lad of sixteen could have uttered it on his oath. Other persois had seen the unusually dressed person near Rackheath at the time mentioned ; but instead of the swearing on the relics, the affectionate appeals, and the parting kiss, Master VANSITTART now coolly says that it was all false—that the stranger only said to him, " Good morning !" Afer hearing the fresh statements of the lad, the Magistrates could not well do otherwise than dis miss the case. No part of the youth's evidence could possibly be relied on, except so far as corro borated by independent testimony ; and as the Assizes are at hand, Mr. VANSITTART, the father, will be able to proceed easily, if so advised, by in dictment against any of the parties implicated. That must, of course, be a matter for his discretion ; but it is due to the Catholic priests concerned to state that as the evidence now stands, there is no trustworthy proof whatever of any conspiracy amongst them to take the youth from his parent, or from the guardian to whom he had intrusted him. It must not, however, be thought that we con sider Father CLERY at Brighton to have been entirely free from blame, much less Canon DALTON at Norwich, for the parts they respec tively took in the transaction. Their own ac count of their own conduit condemns them. We must hold it to be the duty of any gentleman, any neighbour, much more of any Christian, and much more still of any Christian minister, not to pre sume for a moment to stand between a child and its parent. Even if ill-usage were suspected, the least any one ought to do would be to seek an immediate interview with the parent; and i satisfied that there was no case for lega protection of the child against its paren at once to restore it. Canon J)ALTON did the reverse of this. He did what he could to facilitate the youth's leaving the school, instead of advising him to return immediately—lent him money, aided him in the sale of his watch, or rather his companion's watch, and his pencil case, and even gave him letters to a friend in London. The ,mpression inevitable from his own Explanations is, that he became alarmed when he found Mr, HODGSON sceking the lad, though at first h; had intended to aid his escape. We give him, there fore, the benefit of his afterthought, and only r( grc that it was not his first thought. Advices from Buenos Ayres, vi,l New York, mention that General Mitre at the election on the Ist of May Lad been nominated Governor. This selection is considered favourable to peace. In he new Cabinet Senor Riestra may probably return to the post of Finance Minis ter, which he lately filled with credit to the State. The value of the steamer Malabar, lost at Cey lon, is not £70,000 as stated yesterday, but about half that amount. Her measurement by Customs' register was 916 tons. O I tPIIEONIST FESTIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PA LACE.—The attendance at the second concert of the Or pheonists, which took place yesterday, was nearly twice as large as that of the first day, a fact which may probably be accounted for by the improvement in the weather, com bined with the favourable impression made by the inaugu rative performance of the French vocalists. simple-minded English philosopher at once solved by pointing to the falling of an apple. We thought of all the wise acts of Parliament and decrees of different sovereigns to cause trade to prosper by all the ingenuities of protective bounties, prohibi tions, and tariffs, and of the simple principle de veloped here by ADAN SMITH, and popularised by RICHARD COBDEN-thAlt to raise trade and com merce to their highest paeh, you had but " to let them alone." And we thought also of the wise, after the event, discoverers of America, and their vain attempts, in the presence of COLUMBUS, to set the egg on end, and their emotions when he gave the little and a slight tap, and the thing was done. The ways of truth and honesty are generally simple enough. And well did our committee know that they were simple enough in the matter before it. Well did they know that all which is preventible both of the odious county bribery of intimidation, and the borough bribery of money, and all the drunkenness, rows, treating, corrupt conveyance of voters, and the like—well knew they that it might be all banished for ever, or reduced at least to its mini mum by the simple device of letting every man do his own voting, thus and preventing all the evils by the penalty of uselessness. They knew that cor ruption would wither and die under the simple provision that every man should be required so to give his vote, that no one could tell how it was given—in a word, to vote by a real ballot. It is almost a work of supererogation to quote testimonies now to the working of the Ballot ; we cannot help, however, referring to that of a well known philanthropic lady, in her second letter to Mr. BRIGHT, which we published on Monday. Mrs. CHISHOLM is quite as good a judge of the moral working of any plan beneath her own eyes as the whole of the gentlemen comprising the Com mittee could be. The Times, she writes, says : " Mr. BERKELEY assumes that all bribery and intimidation, all seduction and oppression, all treating, feasting, and drunkenness, all that now disgraces a British election, would necessarily be extinguished by the Ballot." "Now," she adds, "a limes' Correspondent would, in Australia, see none of these badges, orange, red, or green ribbons, until, I believe, lately used in England at elections, or any of those distinguishing flags carried by the contending parties. He would be hold none of those violent mobs marshalled under their respective bullying leaders, and meet perhaps in the middle of a street in contentious strife, and which, as the limes truly observes, now disgrace a British election.' It was only last year when one of your candidates, and an esteemed friend of mine, the Right Hon. R. LOWE, nearly lost his life through the outrageous violence of one of those mobs ; and I observed by a late mail from England, that three men were killed, and three more wounded, in the streets of Limerick at one of the late elections, Truly, such disgraceful scenes as these, such bare faced bribery, are an iniquitous scandal to a civilised nation. The only remedy for it is the Ballot." Some might even think the Ballot would make us almost too good—for she tells us : " Every thing connected with an election is conducted in such a quiet, orderly, and systematical way ; some have even remarked that the proceedings carried with them something of the solemnity of a Court of Justice, so totally different from the violent and uproarious scenes which they had been accustomed to see on like occasions in England." Perhaps Archbishop CULLEN and his friends would have most to lose—Mrs. CHISHOLM is known to be a Catholic, but she writes, " Even the clergy looked amazed at the sudden development of the Irish mind ; men who had been so tenacious of their influence, and had been accustomed to pro claim to their people from their altars what men they should vote for, now hardly venture to acknowledge they know the day of poll. The Ballot has given the people the legitimate power to free themselves from every power of political thraldom, whether such were imposed upon them by the landlord, the employer, or the clergy." LA' The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : NAPLES, JUNE 26. By a sovereign act, under date of 25th of June, constitutional and representative institutions, on national and Italian principles, are granted to the Kingdom of Naples. A general amnesty is accorded to all political offenders. Spinelli to form a Government and the statute directly. An agreement to be made with the King of Sardinia for the adoption of the tricoloured flag. Analogous institutions for Sicily, with a Royal Prince as Viceroy. PARIS, JUNE 26. The Patrie contains the following despatch from Naples, dated the 24th inst.:— The King has accepted the constitution, which has been prepared on a liberal basis, and of which •ne condition is an offensive and defensive alliance with Piedmont. The royal decision has been communicated to the diplomatic corps, and has been favourably re- ceived. The promulgation of the new constitution veil: take place towards the beginning of July. The Patnie announces that the obsequies o Prince Jerome will be performed on Monday next. MARSEILLES, JUNE 26. Advices have been received here from Naples to the 23d instant, stating that the Ministers had resigned, and that the Commander Spinelli had been entrusted with the formation of a new Minis try. According to news from Palermo to the 20th inst. the official journal had published a proclama tion by the son of the Neapolitan General Bene dictis calling upon the army to rise against the Bourbons. The barricades had been taken up and the insur gent bands had been sent back to their homes for reorganisation. Garibaldi had issued a proclamation inviting the clergy to second the revolution. Intelligence has been received from Rome an nouncing that General de Lamoriciere had been nominated Grand Cross. Six hundred Irish have been already embodied in regiments, and others are expected. PARIS, JUNE 27. The lifoniteur of to•day states that the rumour which has been circulated to the effect that the Government intended to negotiate a loan is com pletely without foundation. On the occasion of Prince Jerome's death the Emperor went into mourning for 21 days. GENOA, JUNE 26. News have been received that the Dictator of Sicily had decreed the demolition of Fort Castella mare. The first division of the revolutionary forces had been directed towards Catania ; another divi sion had been directed towards Syracuse. The Municipality of Palermo had sent an address to the Dictator, requesting the immediate annexation of Sicily to the Italian kingdom. The Dictator re plied that such annexation was his wish, that he was a great admirer of King Victor Emmanuel, and that the annexation would be accomplished by him and with him, but that at present the annexation of Sicily alone would not be advisable ; besides, in the event of immediate annexation, he would be under the necessity of retiring. The Washington has arrived at Genoa with six- :een wounded. TURIN, JUNE 27. Garibaldi is said to have sent one of his agents to London, in order to negotiate there a loan of 30,000,000 francs, the revenues of Sicily being offered as a guarantee. GENEVA, JUNE 27. The Journal of Geneva announces, according to reliable information, that the Count de Persigny and Lord John Russell had agreed upon the con vocation of an European Conference for the adjust ment of the question of Savoy: PESTH, JUNE 27. The ixau,guration of the statue of the late Arch duke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, will take plane on the 20th August next, the fete of St. Steplrn, the patron saint of Hungary. INDIA. By the arrival of the overland mail we have advices from Calcutta to May 19, and Madras May 24. The Governor-General was expected to arrive at Calcutta in a day or two. Tho Income Tax and License Bills were to be read a third time on the 26th ult. The delay was said to be occasioned by great changes in the machinery of the bills which were taking place during their passage through committee. The Englishnian says :—" Probably the principal modification will be the relinquish ment of the 1 per cent. on the income tax intended to be reserved for municipal and public works pur poses, and, we should hope, the remission of the double tax upon officers of the European army ordered to India, and the abolition of the detestable half-batta regulation in connexion therewith." The Wu zeerees had been defeated, and their chief men had come out to negotiate with General Cham berlain to sue for terms for Kaneegorum, their chief town. In forcing the pass Lieut. Ayton, doing duty with the sth Punjaub Infantry, was killed. The indigo districts had been for the most part tranquillised, and the commission of inquiry had just commenced sitting at Calcutta. FRANCE. BOURSE, June 26.—The market was heavy at the opening, but afterwards improved. Threes, after having been done at 68f 35c, rallied to 68f 55c; Mobilier varied from 667 f 50c to 672 f 50c; Lyons, 873 f 75c to 876 f 25c ; Orleans, 1,337 f 50c to 1,340 f ; I Northern, 982 f 50c to 985 f; Austrian, 523 f 75c to 526 f 25c ; Lombard, 502 f 50c to 503 f 75c. The fol lowing are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents ... 96 55 1 Credit Fonder BB5 Do end month.... , Belgian 41 — 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 65 Roman Bank Shares 2782 50 ! Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 671 25 Spanish Threes 49 Do. Account 675 j Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1337 50 .. 1333 75 Northern New ditto 867 '5O .. 87 0 7 0 0 , n on ev s a and Mediterranean 4 8 0 7 2 6 5 2 0 5 .... 520 8_77 _ s u Geneva 402 Western. .. . Eastern Sardinian A~strian Lombard AMERICA. LONDONDERRY, WEDNESDAY. The Montreal ocean steamer Nova Scotian, Capt. M'Master, Which left Quebec on the 16th inst., has arrived here. She landed all the mails. The steamer North Briton had arrived out. Advices from Tampico, to the 4th instant, state that the victory at Guadaliar was in Uragua's grasp, when a cannon-shot took off both his legs. Alarm and confusion followed. General Wolf, unawares, charged the Liberals with great fury. The affair ended in the dispersion of the Liberals. Uragua escaped. Zuloaga h Ad assumed the Presidency. The Conducta, wills over 1,000,000 dols., had ar. rived from Zacatecas. The Iticl►mond Delegates to the Baltimore Con vention arrived at Washington on the 13th inst. The New York commercial news by the Nova Scotian has been anticipated. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The United States' mail steamer Vanderbilt, Captain Lefebre, arrived at Cowes this afternoon, with athiees frcui New York to the 16th inst. She brings 63 passengers for this port, and 346 for Havre ; 856,550 dols. for England, and 772,200 dols. for France. GOOD NEWS FROM TIIE NORTH.--Whilk in the south of Europe uneasiness is felt at tho result of the corn crops, the Gazette die Xord says that in the northern states, and particularly Sweden, expectations; are entertained that the harvest will be one of extraordinary abundance. The Swedish journals even go so far as to announce an unusual yield of wheat, and in that belief a large quantity of rye ham been exported to England from Stockholm. CHINA. By this arrival we have news from Hong Kong to May 7 ; Shanghai, April 28. The following is from the summary of the China Mail:--- Nothing further has transpired in regard to the exact terms of the reply to the British ultimatum made by the Chinese Government, nor have we heard of any reply to the second communication from the plenipotentiary which was despatched on the 14th ultimo. The island of Chusan was occupied by an allied force on the 21st of last month. This has been rendered necessary by the want of sufficient accom modation elsewhere for all the expeditionary forco ; and is regarded as a demonstration, not an act of war. No resistance was offered by the Chinese authorities. Before the occupation was completed, Sir Hope Grant, accompanied by his staff, left Chusan. He is now in Hong Kong, and so is General Michell. Sir Robert Napier is with the troops' on the Kowloong peninsula. We under stand that the portion of the expeditionary force which is here will commence to move northwards about the middle of this month. From the north there are rumours that great preparations are being made on the Peiho for meet ing the allied force, and that Sann-ko-lin-sin com pels every family to furnish a man to learn the manual exercise and artillery drill. Cavalry also were said to be levied in great numbers. From Canton we have the important intelligence that the rebel troubles seem over, for a time at least, and that for some days back there has been a very perceptible change for the better as regards trade. CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta _Englishman.) The produce market continues without any animation. Produce of every description maintains its former high prices, which, coupled with the high rates of freight, con tinue seriously to curtail operations. Stagnation still reigns over the Import market, and transactions in every kind of import articles are extremely limited. Money continues very abundant, with limited demand, and, from the stagnant state of trade generally, it is likely to remain so for some time. The rates of Exchange have been from 2-1 down to 2-Of for bank bills, from 2-11 down to 2-01 for credits, and the few documentary bills offered were taken at from 2-1 i to 21. CHINA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. HONG KONG, MAY 7. Transactions i n i mports appear to have taken place on a larger scale than we have been able to report for some time 'Amt. Rice shows a further decline, and cotton remains nomi nally the same. Opium.—Since last report considerable clearances of drug have taken place to Fuhchau. There hare been no imports from India. Exchange.—First-class credits, 4s. 9.1 d. ; banks, 4s. 90. ; do. on Bombay, 227 f rs. Bullion.—Gold leaf, 23.50; Sycee, 6.9 per cent. Silk.—There has been a good deal of business in this article since the last mail left, about 3,000 bales having been settled, which makes the total for the season 62,500 against 77,000 at the same time last year. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer La Plata, Captain Weller, with the Wcst India and Pacific mails, has arrived with dates from Vera Cruz to the Ist June ; Tampico, 29th May ; Havannah, 6th June; Colon, 7th; Tobago, 7th; Jamaica, 9th; Jacmel, 10th ; Porto Rico, 12th ; Demerara, Bth ; Trinidad, Bth ; Barbadoes, 10th ; Grenada, Bth ; St. Vincent, 9th; St. Lucia, 10th; Martinique, Guade loupe, Dominique, Antigua, and Montserrat, 11th ; Nevis, 12th ; St. Kitt's, 12th ; Tortola, 12th ; and St,Thomas, 13th inst. Her Majesty's ships Imaum and Cuba were at Jamaica, Cossack and Jasper at Bermuda, Gladiator at Greytown, Kingston at Carthagena ; the Racer and Valorous were at Vera Cruz. St. Thomas was suffering from severe drought. The merchant shipping in the harbour was suffer ing much, and when the steamer left water was selling at 2d. per gallon in the streets. The I3arbadoes House of Assembly met on the sth, and adjourned for a week; there was no busi ness of importance transacted. The weather con tinued very dry till a few days before the mail left, when the drought seemed to be breaking up ; very little of the old crop remained to be reaped. The shipments to date amount to—Sugar : 28,948 hogsheads, 2,239 tierces, 6,564 barrels. Molasses : 7,544 puncheons, 358 hogsheads, 635 barrels. Rum : 234 puncheons, 334 hogsheads. In the market Irish butter was much needed. Mess pork dull. Ex• change on London.—Bank bills, at 30 days, 490 ; 60 days, 4871 dols. ; 90 days, 485 dols. Pri vate bills, at 90 days, 480 dols. Bank bills On Now York, 10 days, 1 per cent. prem. ; 30 days, at par. The intelligence from Jamaica is not of general importance. Freights not plentiful. Exchange on London :—Jamaica Bank, 90 days, par ; 60 days, 4 pent. premium ; 30 days, 1 per cent, premium. Colonial Bank, rates for cash, 1 per cent., extra if payable in discounts ; 90 days, par ; 60 days, 1 , per cent. premium; 30 days, 1 per cent, prem. Com missariat bills, 30 days, 15s. per cent. prem. Men chants' bills, 10 days, 1 per cent, discount. At Demerara the weather continued showery, and favourable for the planters' operations ; there is every prospect the crop will be a heavy one. At Trinidad, the weather had been favourable. From the Pacific and Central America dates are from Valparaiso to the 18th, and Callao 29th May ; Paita, Ist June. From Peru there is no news of importance. The news from Chili is very scant. In politics P very things was quiet. Accounts had also been received that the Fuegean Indians had seized the e schooner Allen G ar di ner i n Woolya Beagle Passage, and had murdered a m i ss i onary, Captain Fell, and five of the crew. At Valparaiso business during the fortnight end ing May 17 had been active, and the arrivals of assorted cargoes numerous. Exchange on London, 90 days, 43d. per dollar; Paris, 60 to 90 days, 4 dots. 55c. ; Unit e d St a t es, 5 0 d ays, 12 to 13 per cent. pr‘m. Freights —to England, £3; France, 80r ; United States, 14 dols. to 15 dois. THIS DAY'S MA SETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Nearly the whole of the supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was composed of Monday's unsold samples. The attendance of millers was only moderate; nevertheless rather more disposition was shown to pur chase, but at is to 2s per qr. beneath last week's currency. In foreign wheat, the show of which was tolerably good, very little was passing on former terms. Floating cargoes, however, were firm in price. There was a moderate sale for barley at full currencies. Malt changed hands slowly a'e late quotations. The transac'ions in oats were to a full average extent, at Monday's fall in value. Both Leans and peas were steady in price, but all kinds of flour were a dull inquiry. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Whe t. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English .......... 570 -- 81 ° ' -- I Irish... 1,200 .. ..... 1 - I 1,560 i F0reign.......... 5,7.50 2 ; 10 18,810 I 3,65 - 0 sack?. brls. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. There is about an average business doing in our market at full quotations. Duty, £170,000. IVIIITECHAPEL. The trade generally is less active, as follows:—Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. The steam troopship Himalaya, Capt. Seccombe, is ordered to be removed from Keyham Steamyard to-day. She is appointed to convey the Astrono mer Royal and staff to Spain to witness the eclipse of the sun. The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased to promote Lieut. William Hans Blake, First Lieut. of the Niger, to the rank of Commander, for gal lant conduct in New Zealand. The captain's cox swain will also receive a warrant. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. John J. Martin to the Torch; Alfred R. Brown and A. W. A. T. Coward, masters' assistants, to the St. George; William Hamilton, paymaster, to the Monarch; James Lyall, paymaster, to the Asi a; J. C. All dridge, paymaster, to the Ajax ; W. L. Norcock, paymaster, to the Impregnable ; Robert Daveson, paymaster, to the Saturn ; Robert J. B. Smart, clerk, to the Ajax; Thomas Frith Pyatt, acting third class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Lucifer; J. Kay, acting third class assistant-engineer, to the Wel lington, as supernumerary ; John T. Kelly, third class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for hospital treatment; Thomas Pringle, third class assistant engineer, to the Flying Fish ; Thomas Young, third class assistant-engineer,totheFlying Fish, as super numerary ; I. A. T. Bruce, P. P. Aitkins, C. Y. Francis, H. A. Walters, and J. S. Luckraft, naval cadets, to the St. G eorge; H. Ching, J. E. Bowley, E. G. besting, and V. I. English, naval cadets, to the Orion ; E. Herrick and A. M. Ducat, naval cadets, to the Neptune ; G. T. Bolton and H. B. Lang, naval cadets, to the Ariadne ; P. W. S. Mon teith, naval cadet, to the Agamemnon ' • F. M. Bland, naval cadet, to the Don ega l ; W. E. B. Free land, nava l cadet, to the Algiers ; T. H. Leven thorpe, naval cadet, to the Diadem ; C. J. Prevost, naval cadet, to the Centurion; R. B. Needham, naval cadet, to the Queen ; H. M. Grenfell, naval cadet, the Melpomene • E. C. Drummond, R. H. Harris, E. S. Watson, C. W. Talbot, T. P. W. Nesham, H A, Mandeville, Hon. H. G. P. Meade, and W. E Bourke, midshipmen, to the St. George; C. G Whitelock, midshipman, to the Donegal; and A W. Benyon, midshipman, to the Algiers. THE CENSUS BILL. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE DIAL. Sir,--The subjoined copy of my intended answer to the " obnoxious clause" in this bill, will, I trust, show its folly and impracticable character.—Yours, B ` c •► PATERFAMILIAS. Question.—" State the religious profession of each per son included in the above return."—Census Paper, 1861. Answer I . — Paterfamilias.—Eclectic. Loves the Church of England and admires Dissent. Is a Baptist as regards personality of profession, but has no faith in ducking, and thinks "the sprinkled" may " sleep in peace." 2. Materfamilias.—Attends a Dissenting chapel, because the Church pulpit is filled by an inconsistent and unworthy fellow. Prolbsses allegiance to both, and believes neither to be altogether wrong or altogether right. 3. Bub, our first-born.—Believes in Tom Brown and the Bank of England. Professes nothing, tut does everything upright, honourable and of good report. Goes to a Dis senting chapel when he finds a preacher abreast of the age ; and to Church when his lot is cast amongst Nonconform ing t waddlers. 4. Maria, our eldest daughter.—Does not like " Dissent.. ing ways," but goes to Chapel nevertheless, and is active in the Sunday-school. Loves the Church, loves Dissent, but loves her Bible most of all. 5. Althcea, our second daughter.—ls active in every good work, and has an educational bias towards the Church of England, but belongs to a Dissenting "cause." Professes no party, and is determined to identify herself with none but the One Family of her Master. 6. Lily, our third daughter.—Has never made a profi s sion, loves the truth, and is earnestly seeking it. Goes to Church or Chapel, as the case may be. 7. Charlie, our youngest.—Believes in "Pa," and l oves " Ma." Professes much love for " Spring," our dog, and very little for Church or Chapel. Sleeps pretty well in either. 8. Morris, the cook.—Professes to believe in the Parish Church; but walks out every Sunday with the baker's man instead of going there. "'Ater" being called a Dissenter —" it's so on-genteel," and never went to Meeting but once, and that was along o' Tomkins, who once kep her company, but " chousted" 'er arterwards. 9. Charlotte, the 'ousemaid.—Professes to find 'er own tea and sugar and does so when " Missus" leaves the key s about. I s amember of the Antinomian Church at Little Mizar, where she is crlled "Miss Mirnms." Thin ks mas ter and missus dre'ffully in the dark, and Miss Maria in bondage ; but 'as 'opes for them as her liberty did not come all at once. Must 'eve two nights a week and the Sabbath all to herself. Doesn't believe in no lor, and scouts the whole " Decatalogue." Thinks herself a " strong-meat Christian," and wonders if the Censers will put that down agin' her name. A letter from Coburg says :—" Preparations are being made for the reception of Prince Alfred of Great Britain, who will shortly arrive here and live alternately at Coburg and at Gotha. The reigning duke not having any children, Prince Alfred, his nephew, is his presumptive heir." A meeting of agricultural labourers was held at ground Swindon a few days ago, for the purpose of considering th• rate of wages which they are receiving. Moat of the speakers stated that they received only nine shillings a week, and a great deal of distress appeared to exist aniono• them. A strike was recommended by one speaker, but the and the suggestion was not 4.mbodied in a resolution. CRICKET. —Yesterday, at Lord's thatvinngo great match of the University of Oxford against 1 iv ' the of Cambridge was resumed from the previous day, n. f e a r l s l i t : truly The consequence cit h ie e n a c v e y N r v a a i s n. ground wring the wa night. s scores were made on either side; however proved victorious, with throe nimitts to Cambridge godown, TEE NAVY. Her Majesty's steam storeship Rhadamanthus, Master Commander F. Sturdee, sailed yesterday at 6 p.m. from Woolwich for Portsmouth, laden with a heavy cargo of boilers and steam machinery for the Prince of Wales, Pelican, and Frederick `William, line-of-battle ships, recently launched and in course of fitment for service. The Rhadaman thus has also embarked 50 second-class boys for ships at Plymouth. The present voyage will con stitute the first trial trip of the superheating steam apparatus fitted on board under the special sanction of the Board of Admiralty, and with which a series of trials is to be carried out to decide the merits of the invention. Mr. Dinnen, inspector of steam machinery afloat, was despatched from the de partment of the Surveyor of the Navy, to accom pany the Rhadamanthus, in order to render a strict and impartial detail of the working of the engines under superheated in contrast with the ordinary steam ; and Mr. Wetherhed, the inventor, also took passage, to watch the performance on his own behalf. The result, which is of considerable importance in reducing the consumption of fuel and enhancing the value of the machinery, is an ticipated with considerable interest. The steam storeship Dee, Master-Commander Pullen, from Portsmouth yard, was yesterday ad mitted into the basin at Woolwich to reship steam gear, on her return to the west. The Mullet, a new class of screw steam gun vessel, to carry 5 guns, and similar in construc tion to the Landrail, in course of fitment for ser vice in the basin at Woolwich, was yesterday brought down from Deptford to be equipped for sea. Commodore H. R. Yelverton, C. 8., and A.D.C. to the Queen, yesterday hoisted his broad pendant on board the Colossus, 80, screw line-of-battle ship, at Portsmouth, as Commodore of the Reserve Chan nel Fleet, about to assemble in Torbay, and which will consist of 10 line-of-battle ships and one frigate. The Channel Fleet, on their return from the Firth of Forth, will prepare to accompany the Royal squadron partly across the Atlantic, on the occa sion of the forthcoming visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Canada. The Ranger, 5, screw, Commander H. R. Wra tislaw, gOt up steam yesterday at Spithead, and proceeded to the trial-ground in Stokes Bay, in charge of Commander Thorpe, of her Majesty's ship Asia, to test her speed at the measured mile. Five runs were made, the average of which gave the ship a speed of nine knots ; revolutions of engines, maximum, 99 ; draught of water—forward 10 feet 6 inches, aft .12 feet; forCe of wind during the trial about 4. The Ranger is one of the newly-constructed three-masted screw schooners, armed with a heavy pivot gun and four 24-pounder howitzers, and is fitted with 80-horse (nominal) en gines by Messrs. Rennie. Her destination is the West Coast of Africa. The Lords of the Admiralty have applied to the authorities at the Devonport Dockyard for a return of the cost of converting old sailing ships into steamships. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and re-hoisted his flag on board the Bacchante, 51, screw, Capt. M'Kenzie, at Spithead. The Bacchante will sail for the Pacific to-morrow, to succeed the Ganges, 84, sailing two-decker, flag of Rear Admiral Baynes, C. 8., in command of the station. The Immortalite, 51, screw, lighte d fires yesterday morning in the steam basin at Portsmouth, to prove boilers and engines. She had an ample sup ply of steam, and her engines worked beautifully. When the repairs of the paddlewheel steam frigate Terrible, 21, Capt. Glasse, at Devonport, are completed, she will return to her duties at Malta. The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 51, has been hauled from under the north crane in Keyham steamyard prior to being removed from the basin. In consequence of the fall of a stage slung to the side of the screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. John J. B. Frere, in No. 3 dock at Keyham Steamyard, Plymouth, a seaman named Csar belonging to that ship was unfortunately killed on Monday , afternoon, and John Vallack, a boy, was much in jured in the head, and was conveyed immediately to the Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth. The paddlewheel steam sloop Hecate, 6, Com mander Hoskins, left Plymouth on Monday for Vancouver's Island. Then you did not think anything about it P—No. Wh ✓ y, you knew h e was not t h e man ?—Yes. Did not the policeman tell you that the infor mation he received from you was all false ?—Yes. At Rackheath. He said that afterwards. And was it not false P—Witness (with continued coolness), Yes. J mentioned a person of the name of Delgara, or something like that, as the individual who introduced this Italian priest to me. I men tioned this to the chief constable. Was that false ?—Yes. When did you first make a clean breast of this and say it was all a falsehood ?—Before Mr. Hitch man, at Rackheath, nearly a week ago. Re-examined by Mr Sergeant Ballantine—l have never been sworn upon a relic. Mr. Hitchman, the chief constable, told me that if I did not tell the whole truth at once I should be put in the lock-up for perjury. I believe you have been inquiring whether you could be transported ?—Yes. Was that in relation to this p arson whom you have described ?—Yes. Some other evidence of a not very material cha racter having been adduced, Mr. Woollett addressed the bench for the defen dan ts. The Mayor, in announcing the decision of the magistrates, maid that they considered that the con duct of Canon Dalton was exceedingly reprehensi ble in that knowing that the boy had clandestinely left a school where he had been placed by a Protes tant parent, he did not at once advise him to return. At the same time there were such difficulties pre sented both with regard to law and evidence, that they had determined to dismiss the case. The proceedings then terminated. TRE VISIT OF TILE PRINCE OF WALES TO CANADA. (From the Court Circular.) We understand that the arrangements for the visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Canada are now completed, and are as follow : His Royal Highness will start from Devonport upon the 10th of July, in her Majesty's ship Hero, Captain G. H. Seymour, which will beaccompanied by her Majesty's ship Ariadne, Captain E. W. Vansittart, and her Majesty's ship Flying Fish, Captain C. W. Hope. The Prince will be attended by her Maje s ty' s Se cretary of State f or th e Colonies, his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the Lord Steward of her Ma jesty's Household, the Earl of St. Germans, his Royal Highness's Governor, Major-General the Hon. IL Bruce, and the Equerries in waiting, Major Teesdale, R.A., and Captain Grey, Grenadier Guards, and Dr. Acland, his Royal Highness's Physician. Air. Engleheart, Private Secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, will accompany his Grace. The Prince of Wales will first land at St. John% Newfoundland, then visit Nova Scotia, and thence proceed to visit New Brunswick and Prince Ed ward's Island, and will reach Quebec by the route of the St. Lawrence. He may be expected at Mon treal about the 23d of August, and the opening of the Victoria Bridge will take place a few days later. His Royal Highness will represent her Majesty upon this important national occasion, and will hold levees and receive addresses in the capitals of the different colonies. It is intended that the Prince should visit the principal towns in both Canadian Provinces. return from th e western districts, it is intended his that his Royal Hi g h ness should drop all On Royal state, and, assuming the title of Lord Ren frew, under which he has beforetirAverlelsesdwupilolnvitshiet Continent of E urope, hi s Royal High some of the mo s t i mportant and interesting b locali tielstofisthuendUenristteododSttahtaets. chanan, havi ng , i n an autogr apht hePrleestitdeeratto,thMerdueßeun: expressed his personal desire to receive the Prince at Washington, his Royal Highness will pay him N h a y s otrk a , e a visit i n th at city, and that his Royal Highness e s w i a s l iooyacl accepted an i nv it at i on f rom the city of H Highnessut the m in id a d y l e be n ror expected pe cotf October. d cbtaobe r. back in SIIOCKING AND DESPERATE SUICIDE IN HYDE PARK', THIS MORNING.—A suicide of a most determined and frightful nature took place this morning in Hyde-park. It appears that a gentlemanly-looking man, apparently a Frenchman, was seen to discharge a pistol at his head, but life bullet not taking the desired effect, he succeeded in crossing the road and again shot himself a second time, and then drew some sharp instrument across his throat, it is believed a razor, and fell dead. On the deceased's person was found a gold watch and chain, and a letter respecting some female, who, it appeared, was alleged to have died at the hands of her husband. The body was conveyed by the police to the workhouse in Mount-street, where it now lies waiting identification and a coroner's inquest. The 29th anniversary of the accession of the King of the Belgians is to be celebrated in the ensuing month with moro than ordinary pomp. THE VANSITTART CAS".E.-.EXTRAOR DLYARY TERMINATION OF THE INQUIRY. NORWICH, JUNE 26. The magistrates of this city resumed yesterday afternoon the inquiry into the extraordinary charge preferred against the Rev. Canon Dalton, a Roman Catholic priest, and the two Messrs. Beha, of con spiring to assist in keeping Master William Henry Vansittart from the care of his father after he bad run away from school. Foulsham, the auctioneer, who was also summoned before the bench when the case was first gone into, and who purchased a watch offered for sale by the young gentleman, was now called as a witness, and consequently not included in the charge preferred against the other parties. The matter excited great interest, the court being crowed throughout the proceedings. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. C. Cooper ap peared on the part of Mr. Vansittart, the father of Master Vansittart ; and Mr. Woollett defended Canon D a lt on an d t h e B e h as ; Mr. Sergeant Shee not attending, as had been anticipated. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine having opened his case, and Mr. Woollett having argued in limbic that no ease could be sustained against his clients, After some discussion on the subject, The Mayor said the magistrates were of opinion that the case should proceed. Master Vansittart was accordingly sworn, and examined by Mr. Cooper. It is unnecessary, how ever, to repeat his examination in chief, as it was merely a recapitulation of the circumstances to which he deposed at the last sitting, with the important exception that no allusion was made to the Italian priest, who was said in the first instance to have visited the young gentleman surreptitiously at Rackheath. Cross-examined by Mr. Woollett—l was 16 the Ist of May last. My mother died when I was quite young. It was my intention to stay with Mr. Hodg - son when I first came to his house. I was induced to leave, because I again got some Catholic notions, and wished to be a Catholic. Mr. Woollett—Had you any communication with any Catholic priests at Rackheath? Witness —No (sensation). Did you see any Catholic priest on the sth of June ?—No. Had you seen on that day any person disguised with a long cloak and with an Italian hat on had. Did you believe him to be a Catholic priest ? No. I had not seen him anywhere else before the sth of June. I saw him then on the drive leading to the rectory at Rackheath. I had no conversation with this person. I cannot tell exactly when I met him. I cannot swear to the exact time, but it was between 10 and 12. I was in Mr. Hodgson's private grounds and saw him passing on the road. (This will account for the otherwise unexplained fact that such a person as has been sought for by the police was noticed by several persons at Rackheath.) I had no conversation with him except that he said " Good morning." Now I shall specifically put it to you, did you ever see that person at Brighton ?—No. Did that person say anything to you about "not leaving our faith ?"—No. Did he make you swear upon a relic to say that you had not seen him P—No. Did he kiss you on the forehead and say, " Addio carissirao ?"—No. Have you stated all this before ?—Yes. In this court ?—Yes. Had you taken an oath to tell the whole truth ? —Witness (coolly) said " Yes." Did you go with a policeman to London to iden tify a person as this Italian priest ?—Yes ; I named him as Father Giugini, or Engine. I said I had seen him at Brighton. I went with Mr. Hitch man, the chief constable of the Norwich police, to London, for the purpose of identifying a person. We went to a chapel, and a person was there pointed out to me. I did not at first say it was the man, but I said it was like him. Mr. Hitch man did not then caution me. Be careful. Did he caution you as to your being sure it was like the man ?—I am not certain about that. I will not swear he did not caution me. I said it was not the man. The chief constable did not point out to me another person. Did you give the chief constable a particular description ?—Yes. And did the chief constable then point out another person ?—No; before that we had been into the house of a person to make inquiry, but we thought the other was the man. You say "we thought P—No; Mr. Hitchman thought. 1)