The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-20 00:00:00

- la kick lila ler such cif' DEBLACK. - ' ;h boy, wh ° and w hose for assault, Nought, be" reign caiVsi Id with trig triking con' ino, Gobp di Brigade, 0 which he had a stand luare. The belong to ttempted to :x only for -ironer in a his black' hat he wig ran awaY , coins from Irtook him. refused to Lye all the table, who 28 prisoner ironer ant! oromence I took the Lark, and a by, kicked .e shoes. :k the pri' .loins froze , se. About and others into c us. ❑eighbour• truukard. ironer wag sods more ) be plxy d a living oner, and and to be NEAR 3iturdal with two L Paine's sward resided. 5, named Loin waS d lanai 104 01; s ; new m lead. ur quo- t/ lOs ; a ; new 9i per e trade 11 lOs ; ; new r load. ations. is little quoted ole are By trans• .tance. de, at uaited. Lir in- ing in (311 en erally ; A2\ ll COIYIKEIM Ali INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'Ceocre. The Markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce during the last few days have not exhibited much activity, the demand for most of the leading staples having been extremely inactive. Tea has been dull, and in sugar only a limited business bas been reported, at. previous rates. Coffee has has been at full* value, more particularly good qualities of Plantation Ceylon. For rice there was little or no inquiry, and saltoetre and tallow have been at slightly reduced values. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool con tinue to be well attended by both home and foreign buyers, and the biddings, more particularly for the finer qualities, have been rather animated. The rates realised at the commencement are fully sup ported in all instances. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and, compared with Friday's rates,prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on speculation. In the Railway Share. Market a slight improve ment took place on Saturday's prices. • Gold is again accumulating at the Bank. A large portion, viz., 262,000/., of the recent Aus tralian atrivali; has already been taken there, and some of the remainder will probably follow. Be sides this influx, sovereigns are being received from Ireland and elsewhere, and a parcel comprising ab ont l oo,ooo/, was taken into the establishment yesterday. Money continues easy, and the demand does not appear to increase. If trade improves at the pre sent rate, there may, however, soon be fuller em- Velment for the discount firms, and on more re munerative terms than those now current. The quotations out of doors being per cent. b,low the Minimum, there is naturally even better inquiry at the Bank, where 3 per cent, is charged . for first class bills. At the half-yearly meeting of the St. Katharine's Dock. Company to-clay, a dividend at the rate of 2i per cent. for the halflear was declared. - Soon after the commencement of business to day the ma r k e t f or English Stocks showed signs of recovery from the heaviness apparent yesterday afternoon. Fresh buyers came forward, both in real and speculative account, and it is evident that the market is inherently buoyant. Consols have been 951 forrnoney and account; and since then 95 i I for the latter. The New Three per Cents. 96k,» and also the Reduced; the New 21 per Cents., 78 ; India Debentures, 99 to 991 ; the March Exchequer Bills; 355. to 38s. prem ;- and the June ditto, 225. to 255. prem. • - The committee of Mexican bondholders have re ceived advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th ult. The prirts continued to hold out against the Governor of the capital, and while this lasted no remittances could be expected except through some demonstration on the part of the English Government. As for Tampico, although General Garza has had._ to retire from the siege, he is llovering about and cutting off the 'cord- Inuttications. The Government troops concen trated under Miran:ton and Osollo, near San 1441 5) had marched against those of Vidaurri stationed at Zacatecas, under Zuszua, and a con flict seas daily expected. General Zuloaga's Go vernment were in great pecuniary straits, but Would, it was believed, obtain another 1 million from the Church, which possibly may enable them' to maintain themselves. The persons composing it are individually most respectable, and profess the most' satisfactory - disposition towards the bond holders, but their only resource seemed to be a die- P'eal 'of some further portion of -territory to the - United States:- . In the meanwhile they were pro ceeding in the most determined manner against the foreign residents who refused the contribution of 1 Per cent; on capital, and the official paper of the 1 7th ult. announced that all foreigners who - op- Posed: it 'would be sent out of the country. It was said - that the American Minister bad intimated t hat :unless this notice were withdrawn he should uire his passports. No conclusion bad yet been arrived at as to the distribution of the funds at the b ank here. Mar ket transactio ns recor d e d i n th e F oreign Stock i are extr eme l y li m it e d, an d a b out prev i ous rates are current. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 ; di tto 4 per Cents., 1041 1051 ; Brazilian 4:1 per per 9 8i ; Ditto Scrip, 11 dis., and Dutch 4 Per Cents., 102 k, 4A. v ery limited b us i ness h as been done this mo p. 1 a l r g in the Railway Share Market. Prices generally sa _ e .. 1 11, at ab out previous quotations. Cale fll'aus have advanced 10s. ; South-Western, Gre at Western, and Midl an d, s s . ; N ort h - E 'stern t a .., 811 vick) have declined Sc. The Foreign and Colo nial lines are very inactive, and show no ma- I, aheration from previous r#e3. Grand Trunkl of Canada improved 10s. ; Geolong and. rt e 'llroe, 51. ; East Indian declined 10s., and t , res 4. u Western of Canada Oi- savor. bean Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ith ow . been moderately active, and transactions . .5 seed a slight improvement. English, Scottish, Australian Chartered have advanced Ss. ; Joint Stock, ss. ; London and West oster, 10s. ; and Electric Telegraph about 11. 1 ktits _ Ti FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI COX. T hree ( Pro m the OActsl List) ' 3 ~: Per Cent. Reduc e d A nnu i t i es ';6 i , Isi s •at k%,1 il ' , P A'lntiltieS I s i e w Three p er C en t . A nnu i t i es - 4 Long lv i Per Cent. Antroi4ie3 A unnitk..3, ~.xi,ire sth Jan. 1860 — ipto 40 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 I._l . hcha.ittt 30 Years, expire sth Apl., 1885 l'd 11 .. eau Debentures IZsee, la for Account `euequer kil o __ March. June. 1500000 ..................... ... • 3 : 5 , -. 8 i 22 5 ere .................... - ............. . 5 J hetmer B ow ' s 1858 3j per Cent. Ditto 1850 )Itir,„,' - 1004 lir...n-'i3 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ic..411 5 per Cent Ditto 1852 , ‘q per Cent. Tt u i l li s S crip, 1858 . Dittosh Bonds, 6. per Cent. bit, A 95} Reco unt ts Guaranteed 4 per Cent. Dutch Divide Ads on the above payable In London. ch Exchange. 24 er ,12 Guilders D o A . . Per cent. C l ertiteates TWO O'CLOC K. ba t ac %mos, money 951 ° count 95 _____ W I • Prop dean'" &o. (IRE LAND ) , BILL.—A Government Bill (Ob.that after th e l et o f O cto b er next the hours for ,1 1143 tt and closi ng houses for the sale of beer or cider, 1) Ile or il e pirits, by r e t a il , w i t hi n t h e police district cf 11i n, shall be 6 o'clock a.m., and 12 o'clock P.m.. On p 4 '3 43 and holidays the time of opening will be 2 43 1 - 1 and that of closing 11 p.m. Unlawful tippling th; ~De'Puniehed 'by fines of 21., 51., and 201. (for the henhouses offence), and constables are empowered to enter c, ;„ 11(44 e; arc., at all times. eitul i Ale POE MuRDRit ARISING OUT OF AN °RAMIE PRO -4.1",-,°,_zt--At the Enivenpatrick assizes, on Thursday, 'eq.; .011.(Conville and Francis Rend were tried for the ero,u, murder of an old man, named William Martin, at Qatj, l B g,?r, on July let, last y-ar. The prisoners were o,•„„ ° c l a3, and the man killed was taking pelt in an th e "Z e- prooassion. Tho .most dirEct evidence againet Nq Priseners was that of a woman nain. , d M'Autlev, h ° B aid--" I was lodging on the let July, 1857, in the Iti n 4 e of John' M'Conville, in Market-street, Crossgar, DT °II that evening I heard Mrs. M'Conville, one of the row t : 148 1 say that there was going to be a b pal the town that night—that the Orangemen had 10%,` e d a notice on the chaptl that they would take L:teWere on that evening, and the navvies determined 'not to let them.' Horses then went the bushes on them, and she said i they were h aft - . u .Ya who were not afraid to show their colours ; te ei t -t arda went out and saw her coming across the ill a b et with stone's in her apron and piling pu r . e aPi. I Paw her afterwards handing the stones to the them together tll -7. The Oran.,-emen were co‘ni'ng up the street with,..l li elr dru mp, and Mrs. M'Con ale and the men rustle, i:twkntt_hestreet to meet them. I saw her after wards hand when t h _ ones to the men at Zrlurray'e corner. This_ was . 4t ; ilhotitvere being fired. I saw herafterwarde in Market th 'et. She went for .vard to two men, and riaching ono of 1 11 : 1 0 a atone, said, ' Francis Read, do your execution, 1 . , % 1 for blood, and vengeance for vengeance for Simon litilordlo.'stioldrZlll3coislditetd is "D of the rrisoners. They man who was going up the street , Y McConville then took the old man by the shoulder, sod took' a stone from, her right hand into her left, and i_ll struk the man • with the stone on the forehead. vsli!, Inanthen fell on his back. Francis Read then came to r e And 6t ell the man with a stone on the tight feels and then kicked him In the chin with his boot. ene,ughe Mary M'Conville hv the r;ght arm, and en. 4voured to take her hoe, but she twi ted from me, 4 " tak' too, i Rig a stone in her hand khe said I should get it I k , lor I , was one cf the 13-- set." The jury acquitted haft prisoners of the charge of murder, but found the -4 14 n guilty of manslaughter, MO N'Y IA R zEr SH :61 st. 100 50 3i St. 100 St.loo St. 100 Bt. 100 St, 100 25 163 St. 100 St I_oo St. 1.00 10 31.1 2p 1 17i 0 all st. 400 all :0 19 .0 10 it. WO it. 100 It. 100 It. 100 LO all it. 100 q. too 3t. 100 ;0 all 20 all 25 al 25 20 16i Sw 100' St. 100 25 22 St. 100 St. 100 i 0 all all .0 all tO I al:: .8' I 9 LS I cal 8 all !Oil all iG 1100 iQ 1100 20 .sfid 20 2 17 all 20 2s, St. 100 20 all . 20 5 00 all 20 all 4. 100 )0 all tO alt 0 4 p ►o all 9 all 9 15 O 5 0 se. O 15 O all LO all !O all 3 5 all !O all 6 all .0 I all tO all 9 all 9 9 I'o i.l LO all 417 5 all 4 all :0 all LO all to all B'.l all- LO ',O 6 h all 6 all 6 all ',O ali RA dosing ?'r:co yesterday G ei 71 - CT - 69 11 - 12 26i - 2V 89 - 91 . 771 - 78 37 - 39 ••• -- ... 4 --- 5 7 - 8.1 llsi 16A 61 z- 62 44 - 46 29 - 31 14i 90 -- 92 ••• 624 - 63 25 - 26 j 90 - 92 9 - 10 101 - 102 79 - 81 128 - 130 102 - 104 494 - 50 5G - 53 87 90 113 —123 p 113 123; 9"g 92 1.1 d 1 a _ S 1 sa 109 - 911, - 91:1 111 - 931 - V4i 35 . 4 36 2 92i 93 61 Ca 60 - 62 49_ - 50 • .. ..." . 91 - 92 2 - 1 45 - 47 72a 739, - 98 51— fp 74 s t i 8 9 27 - 29 7 - 4 LO9 - 110 26 - 27 81 - 83 4i - 44 3 - 2 34 - ?5 67i - 68 79 - 80 14 - 15 6 - 4 9 - 11 34 - 35 •Og ••• 97 - 99 .2i : ..:i4 61 - 6:1 BqeNess done this day. Buck.ghamsh Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. B.Lin. g. 6 Z. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Parr. & Nells.Direo t. Do. NG w Glntr.&Dn.Fr Hull dz Selby Do. a Share:: Do. I Shams Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh.' Manch.Bston. and Matlock Bradfd. Now - market BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s P.C. Do. 6 por et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Slurs. A Roystn.6r Hit. Shrews.lit nor S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pe Do WiltgezSomrst RAIL'7TAT3. Ambg. Nottng. Bost, ds Eastn. Jane... Belfast & Ballyman tirmrg. Wolvelh. Stour Va11ey......„. Birkenhd. Lance}'. k Cheshire Junot Riackbzum Blyth & Tyne origins ' £25 (iss. at £45) , Bristol & Caledonian.-- ..... ,Cheater dt Holyhea Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Ds. A Do. B Dnblin&BelfastJun:. Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian Eastern Counties.... East ernUnion,A. stk Do., do. 8...........,, Do. N0wA..,......... East Kent East 'Lancashire East Suffolk Do. IjEdinburgh & Glasgow 'Edinb.Prth.&Dundiv Forth and ClydeJunc Furness Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland ] Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Trish South-Eastern.' iLancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds ....... 'Do. New Thirds Laneash. &Yorkshir Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 ...... Do., Wet. Riding in. Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Do. New, in. 5/. 10s. Lond.BriOzt.&S.Cat. London & N. Wester: r Do. Eighths London & S.Weat...re Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. St Ennisk. Kanch.Shet&Lineln. , Metropolitan Midland Do. Birding. & Derlr Midland G. West.(lr. Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlh.th. Newpt.A.berg.&Hrfd Newry St Armagh Newry, Warrenpoin' St Rostrevor Norfolk.. ••••• Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail & Dock 5t0ck...... ...... Do., A Stock ....... Do., B Stock . ....... N. Eastern—Berwick Do.do. N.E.Purch rDo. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jzr. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. S. Westrn. June 'Oxford Worcester (id Wolverhamptcn...., Peebles eortsmouth Lthy mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union . ;SlLingbourne &Sheer ;South Devon. South Eastern........ South ...... Forksh. RivsirDur• BtAines ;Wok. , & Wok . Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Ilartlopl Taff Vale..., Do. Pref., No. l'Lames flay. D. &R. Vale of ,Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Po. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class._ I3RITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. ilowbay, Baroda, and Ceu.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Fiur. Buff. ' Brut. & God 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 ' Do. do., 1 June, '74 'Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A s/ares Demerara. Easernßtnigal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. dp. Do. 4 p.c.l3nds. , 'SP Geelong dz. Melbourn.- guar. 5 per cent. Cy Trunk. of Canada lb °. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Nrcatn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 D. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. ... Do. do., '73, without, option Madras, guar. 4i p.c - Do. do., 5 par o. Dn. Eaten., Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Exdo , - Oude (Lanited) :cinde, guar. 5 per c Do • • ia— 4 d d fd 7 6 184 88 75 $0 74 73 ••• - • i - 8 •• ; 10d 1i 1024 iP 16} - 17:) 383 -39 i 73 - 76 201 - f;Oi - 172- , 18 11 3 105 - 108 105 - 108 I 'lo4 106 174 Is l . lid 11d1 d—id d -- id ••• -•• par . I FOREIGN. ('fintvrrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia d; Francisco.., riolgian East. Junct. 'Jul ors to Graissessac Carmeama Toulouse Coal Mines and By Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lice Const. & Bale Liens and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Lyons and Geneva Ifaria Antonia Do. New !Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Nor wegiai iTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Ditto Now Paris and Orleans Recife 14 San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Fnseati Royal Danish ~,,, Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Mouse Do. 54 per cent. pref Southern of Franco_ West Flanders Do. .54 per C. Pr.,f . W.dtN.W. of Franc( Western of Austria... of Switzerlanti' 4.011 aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand .. . ...... JOINT-STOP Agra & United Serv tustralasia: ' ' Bank of Egypt Bank of London Sri. Cot Bk.& Ln. Co ' British N. American C. Bk. of Ind . C ' et : : o o o nn r e l o g ;m s i .. o r i r a ae Canada i d . d . City ... " - 11 t of t. bon.Ch. Bk.of A ast. London and County London Joint Stook! Lond.andWestminst, national Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp 'Ottoman Bank 'Provincial of Ireland Do. New South 11 &strait). Do. New Uni on of Australia Do. New Union of London .... Unity Mutua1......... Weatrußk of = ond. 51 - 5i id IL - 2i 54 - 5 24i - 25.1 "ii = 2i - 312 ••• 22i -23 A 9 - 94 21 --21 A 36i - 8 9 30 3U i a 49 -: 51 i ad - 7i 8i - 9 19 - 201 4t - 5 . 6 - 22 - 23. BANKS. 22f - 21 48 - 50 3 - iii - ii 18 1 - 19 ••• 43 - 45 35 - 36 17 - 17.; 61 - 63- `22 -- :2.:i ..• ••• 19 —17 d THE SUN, LoNnom TUESDA Paidl RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Price; yestarday Business this day. :This Day). fan.&N.W. I Caledon... E.U.dtE.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian Do Gt.Wegn. l Y. & !Do . S. Eastern Do Poto &Co Do La. &N.W & hlidld E. Count, Do Do L. . W Do Gt. Northn T. Drassey M. MCI oan Stk.tStDar Do Gt. IVOS 1.12, 1.00 - 102 102 - 104 13 - 15 139 - 141 4 - 5 1.•1:0 = lii 13 - 14 23 3 / 4 -24 i 93 - 96 24 - 2i 97 - S 9 - An t 8 60 'l3B - 142 8i- 84 10 -- 104 32i - 3341 89 -; EIIiTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY. The lia'f-yearly general meeting of proprietors in this company was held to-day at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-stt get, to receive a repot t from the Court of Direc tors, and for the geberal purposes of the company. Tee meeting was made spncird, to consider the present state of the company's affairs, and to empower the directors, by all or any of the ways and means authorised by the company's deed of settlement and act of Patlia -meet, to raise such a krUM or sums of money as may be deemed nec:sitry to pay off the existing liabili•ies of the company, and to complete and equip the Great Eastern for sea, or to decide upon suck other measures as may be theught expedient. The chair was taken at one o'clock. After the routine business had been terminated, the follo:ving report was read by the secretary : "At the adjourned general meeting - of proprietors, held en the 17,h of April le*t, it will be remembered that the directors were authorised to raise the SUM of 220,0001. (including the sum of 100,0001. by debentures, authorised by general meeting on the Ist July, 1857), to meet the liabilities cf the company, and to finish. and equip the Great Esstern for sea. Atter much delibera tion, and having consulted the shareholders' committee of co-operation, a well as other persons of great expe rience, a scheme was determined upon for raising the requisite amount of capital by terminable annui ties, which were, in the first instance, offered to the ori ginal proprietors in the company, a few only of whom responded, and for a very limited amount ; the remainder was then offered to the public with no better success, and the directors regret being under thenecessity of admitting their efforts proved ineffectual. Since the period referred to an act of Parliament has been obtained by the com pony, whereby they are authorised to issue preference shares, debentures, or other securities, to the extent pointed out by their charter of inc.:irpora.tion and deed of settlement, upon such terms as the proprietors at a general meeting may determine. The following is a summary of the debts and liabilities of the company, some of which have become pressing, and it is im poitant that immediate steps should be taken to meet them. To creditors secured by mortgage upon the ship, 50,3501. ; credit trs upon bills payable, open account and liabithies, estimated at 45,2161. Total, 95,566 Less assets cott'sisting of cash and hills - on hand, cal s arrest (including 13,0001, due from 4r; Wytiaes), debris of launch, timber, iron, &e. for sale estimated at 30,0001. Amount to be provided for 65,5661. Under these circuin , stances two alternatives have suggested themselves to the directors; the one is, to endeavour to raise the re- quisite amount of capital by an issue of preference shares on terms more favourable than those heretofore offered ; the other, is, to promote the formation of a new com pany, to whom the ship may be sold, by a scheme which shall involve the payment of a portion of tbe purchase money in cash to meet the existing liabi ities, and the remainder in paid-up shares of the proposed new com pany ; and it will be for the meeting to determine which alternative they prefer, and the measures they desire to adopt for the purpose." THE CITY BANK. MEETING THIS DAY. The fifth general meeting of the shareholders of the City Bank was held this day at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street—the Right Hon. Sir Robert Caiden, M.P. (Lord Mayor), the chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The report was received, and a dividend of 5 per cont. and a bonus of 151. p2r share was declared, payable on the 20th haat., free of income tax,- The chairman, in answer to a qaesticn as to the position of the bank with the fi.m of Skeen and Free man, stated that the extent of loss could not exceed from 6001 to 7001. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON. MEETING THIS DAY. At the meeting of the Commercial Bank of London held this day, the following report was passed unani mously "The balance-sheet for t he half-year ending 30th Juno list, which the directors have now to place hef.re the shareholders, shows a net profit (including 2.304/. is. Bd. undivided on the 31st Dec., 1857), of 14,0191. 84. after deducting all expenses, and making provision fur bad and doubtful debts. The directors have therefore determined to declare a dividend at the rate of Gl. per cent. per an num, payable on and after the 24 Auguet next. The sum of 3,627/. 193. 9d. is required for rebate on current bilk not yet due, and there will then remain 1,3911. Bs, to be carried forward to the next half-year." GUNBOATS. TO THE EDITOR :OF THE SUN. SIB,—In looking over the leading article of the Times of yesterday, I find our gunboats are again in a dilemma. Such being the case, a few words reepec ing them and their antecedents may not be out of place. It appears that when the allied forces arrived at the mouph of the River P.-:iho (or, as it is •ca'lsd) in the Gulf f Pecheli, two of the French gun-boats crossed the bar, whilst the two English despa.ch gun-boats stuck fast. This appears quite incomprehensible, as we were given to understand that the e despatch gun-boats (as they are called) were supposed . te be able to ascend any river, but when we learn that they draw from 12 to 15 feet water we are not surprised at their sticking, and thus giving to the French a temporary victory. of which they will be sure to aval themselves,. It is a well known fact that the gun-boats attached to the navies of Russia, Denmark, and Holland, draw only .five feet water, whereas the' first batch o f gun boats sent ou t to the Baltic by us drew twelve f , et water, the second lot from seven to eight feet, and the third lot &x feet ; and I believe not one of the 200 gun boats in our service draw less than' six feet. TAN is the main cause why the expedition .3 under Admirals Lyons; Napier, an d D un d as failed so lamentably, because they could not g e t over th e shoals which eurround Crore: , tell, ; and had th e l ast powerful , x n guile which was fitting oak b c f i; e pace, it would have failed also, how eituiliar causes, where, in all probability, they would have etruelt upon the shoals and become an easy prey to a powerful enemy, fully prepared with an equal, or, in fact, a greater number of gunboats drawing less than five feet water, and fitted with two screw pro pellers —a plan introduced, I believe, by Messrs. G. Rennie and Sons, previous to the war; whereas our gunboats have only one propell-r. To this important arrangement of the ecrew I am desirous of drawing the attention of these in the right place, as gunboats so arrranged draw less water and travel at a greater speed, end had we a few of such beats no , / in the Chinese waters they "would speedily set la the war. A short time ago I 'had the pleasure of inspecting a number of gunboats built by Messrs. G. Rennie and SOII3 for the East India Company, which are intended for the shallow rivers of India. They are fitted with two propellers placed near each side of the rudder, and so arranged that they are not liab!e to get damaged in case of lying aground. Their draught of water (in full trim) is 2 feet 6 inches astern and 2 feet at the bow At —this is with sailors, marines, ammupition, and coals for ° 'l B 6: a four days cruise. O n th e f ore -d ec k t h ey carry a long ____ 18-pounder, which can be worked in any position. The fore part of the boat is so constructed that the gun can be brought to bear on any object ebise under the !saw. Each propePer is worked by a separate engine, which a enables the boat to be turned in its own length ; and in case Gf coaling into close quarters this arrangement is would be found of immense advantage. Should the 9 rudder get un , hipped, the boat would still be n avigable, as in case of accid en t to one screw the other 52 is still available. lam informed that Mr. Ronnie re- 6 cently tried how soon the propellers could be taken off 4 an d eepleced with others, the boat at the time being of sat and under steam. Th's was done in 20 minutes.' 5 lam convinced of the advantages that would be de- 6 rived from the introduction of this class of gunboat into 9 48 her Majesty's navy, more especially if fitted with at least four of Colonel si r Charles,Shatv's patent revolving 14 rifles, each of which fires 20 shots par minute a distance 7 of 750 yards, and as there are four batteries they would 2 ' discharge 80 shots per minute. This •is in addition 18 to the guu on the fore deck. If such gunboats were es i on the river Feiho, at the present time, we sh ou ld 2 4 2 have been spared the annoyacel of knowing th e F renc h 2 had taken the lead of us. In fact the War wou ld h ave to been at an end, as the speed travel at, 9 knots they 28 per hour, and the guns, with the men they c arr y, wou l d, before now, have brought John Chinaman to his senses ; 65 besides wl.ich a great number of them could be got 1 9 ready in a short time. What is the Government about that they d o no t hvs.il 28 6 themselves of such valuable engines of war ? lam sure - that Sir C. Napier would not have to' complain of our 17 gunboats being looked up in a creek at Hasler, as is the 2 case with the greater part of our present war machines. 56 INVESTIGATOR. 17 3, Cavendish-grove, Wandsworth-road, 52 7 July 14, 1858. 14 A WHALE OFF .11EVAGISSEY.—A large whale has been seen for some nays in succession du r i ng th e past fromw e ek 6 a o b t o o u t i t o w fe o e m t a les len c g if tb A . lev A a t lis tn siteYo% supposed to be the fi,h would throw itself completely out of the water, so that many persona were able to get a full sight of it. SAD DISASTER AND Loss or LIFE IN ZETLAND.— five h o e r ill fated m en, men belonged to having ab o ut 30 A sad accident is reported from Yell—the l oss o f a had obropahtawnis bitletied rere te w hg o n f . the village of Sellofirth. The missing sloop at the Faroe fishing is now given up for lost. Fifteen or sixteen men have pNiehed her, and have left nine widows and 33 children, A boat from North Maine, which was raie,s ing, has fortunately returned safe..—Joloz. o'Grout Journal. 'rut SOOTTISH BAR.—At a meeting of the Scottish Bar on Saturday morning, Mr. James Moncrieff. Lord• Advocate of Scotland under 'Jae Aberdeen and Pzelttter• ston Governments, and M.P. for the Leith boroughs, was unanimously chosen Dean cf the Faculty of Advo cates, in room of Mr. Inglis; new Lord Justice Clerk. The nomination of Mr. Menctieff was moved by Mr. Graham Bell, who had withdrawn in his favour, and was seconded by Mr. IL Macfarlane. 12i all 121 all 20 all St. 100 10 10 54 all St. 100 6} 5i 50 all 50 all 501 all 25 I All 12i 1 St. 100 10 all 12 all 50 all 25 1 alI St.lloo PREFERENCE SHARES. 15 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) t. 100 ,Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 0 9 ?Do. 4 per c. Shares. :t. 100 10alecln. £lO , 14 p. c, t. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent_ 64 all Cork &BandenNp.c. 61 all Dali.Perth.kAter.J. t. 100 E. Anglian 01s. A SI. t . 100 Do. do. els. I Op. c. . 100 Do. do. els. 07p. c. 100 Eas.Co.E:s,sp.c No.l ;. 100 Do. No. 2 .. ... 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. ) all East en., Q. 6p; e. i all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ) all Do. 101. Debentr.Sli. ~ all Do. do. 4 per cent_• 00 East Lane ash. 6 p. du. i all E.&W. York. J. sth , 1 9 Edin. & Gl. sp.c. Sh . 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c . 100 Furness, 5 p. c . 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c , 100 Great Northu. 5 p.c.!, 100 Do. 5 p. c. Recle,in. - at 10 p. c. prem , 100 Do. 4} per cent, 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prern all l a t.N. of Sc ot.lst Pre i all 'Gt. S &W. (Ireland) all Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt. W. (B. &H. 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Perpet. 6 pr. et all gorfk.Deb.4p.e. Sh 65 -67 11. - 1:13 ► 13 139 - 83 --- 84 100 Do. sp. s. Eat, 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1347 'lOO Do. Wv ` V .sp_ ;.,1847 St. 25 10 1.0. i 1100 I North British 3A Do. 71. Preference ... 100 Id. E. Derw. 4 p.c.Prf. 8 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No 1 9 Do, do. .Qrs., 1848... 10 Do.Yorlcll.& S. Par. 111 North Staltordshire-1 100 Os., Wsr. di Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar... 100 Do. do. Debentr. St. all !Soot. Oent:New Pref. 100 Sc.N.E.A.l9er.g.Gp.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. do.:3i p.c. pf. St all South Devon 1 all IDo. fixed 4i pr cent.' all . d,, Eastern (Reading I Ann.) of 21 Os. 6d. 1100 Do. 4ds per cent iOO Do. Flied 43 p.c. Sli 100 Do. New 4. pr. cent 100 5 . % Wales Gua. 4 p. c. ...... .... ... 100 Do. do. 4i p. e all t S,Yorksh.4 p. e. Guar all ,Stock. lzDar., sp„ c, 19 IDo, do. do. 'lOO iWaterftl4 Kilk. 6 pc. - 104 - 74 160 - liA 141 121 - 123 63 - 70 141 - 104 139 -- 102 92 - 1031 93/ •.• - ili - 8i - 148 = 97 - 99 '-' • • • - 24 V ••• - i E 23 119 -- 121 105 -- 107 98 -- 100 118 - 120 125 - 130 73 - 75 104 - 231 -- 241 101 -- 103 101 -- 103 100 - 102 10 - 171 23 - 29 114 i .*6 1201 BRITISH MINES. _ ... 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 9 10 ' 20 14 British Iron .... 3 4 ... 20 Conduroiv (Cainbru.) 55 65 10 1 Dev. Ct. Cnsls. (Tay.) 470 480 ... 30 f East Basset (Illogan) 85 - 90 ... 17siGreat South Tolgus 14 • 15 ... lli C rt. W. AlfrtL (Philk.) 5i 61 ... 7aGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 11 2 ... 17e Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 7 8 ... . . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 81 91 ~. 6115 North• Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 161 171 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... .., ... Os. Sort. Cocas. Min. Co. 1 1 ).*;! ... 2i S. Caradon (St. ('leer'' ,:i:;0 —• 4,,U ... 2g. Or.rn Lz.i., 0.11001 —3i .0 . . ' 6. W. Frauces(lllogn. 230 240 5 4i Tam. S. &L. 1111 u. Co. 1 k 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 3 1 ... 40 o . n.lllhies (Gwenuap) 70 90 ... 12se V. of Towoy (Camar.) i f lh ... 1U W. Basset (Illogan) 22 24 ...' 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 95 105 , ... 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 175 185 , ... 5 Wh. Buller (Bdruth). 200 2 , ?,0 ... 5a Wh.-Edviarl(Calstek 4j 5 ... 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 9 .... 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht. 46 48 4 Wh. Trelawiley (Lis.) 24 . 26 FOILEIUN &11N Ei.s. 2U Th Australian Ios, Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 27 Braiilianizap.(inned at .C 5 prn) all Do. Comes Si Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Dal Rey Clarendon Con. MM., Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Copper 10 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop•) Mining Co all Fortuna all General all Linares 1 Lusi tanian all Mariquita all New Granada .) all Noveau Monde all Pont. Sil.LdM. di Silt 1 Port Philip 16 Santiago de CuLa all United Mexican I 1 - 1i 11 - 12 2 20 3 5 ••• ••••• 40 - 42 12 - 13 I - - 2i 20 .la 1 d - 7 i i - - 1 3 1 - 3i i MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 1000 Atlantic Tol. (Lim.) • 25 19 !Australian Agiieult. 10 all lAustralu. Royal Mail 10 all ,Berlin Water Workp • 10 2 Do, New iss. at 5/. d, 50 40 , Brit. American Land, 324'Cauada It, 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan.tr.July it. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 35 ail Do. Pref. 70 p. cent 5 all 'Crystal Palace 5 all {Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franc , !O all Eastern Steam , 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irol 5 all 'Ea. daust.Cop e SmCo 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim,) 20 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) L 5 14 Gen. Staam Navigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibm 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Meditoran. Elec. Tel. LO all Do. Extension Teleg. LO all Mexican &S. Americn i 5 5 Nat. Discount Co. LO 6 INetherlands Land 10 all ,Do. Do„ 5 all iDe.B p.c.rf.iss.at 1d 5 3 Do. *Do. )0 80 Now IL &N. S. Land it. 100 N.S.W.' Gor.s p.e.D. 1 all N. B. AustraiaLian... ?,0 all Nrth.ofEnropoStear. 1 all ! Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New nares 5 all Peel Er. Ld. 3; 3/Burl ) i 0 all iPeninsular & Oriental i 0 10 Do. New . ;0 all Rhymney Iron 60 Royal Mail Steno all Scot. Austral. Invest 100 S.Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can 284 Van Dzemou's Land, 100 1 St. 25 29 - 30 1 - - 117 - l`h 113 - 114 25 - 30 25 . - 27 -• ii ld 4, 4i 2A- 3 • 106 - 109 ..., .... ... 1, - 4 2 .... 31 •1 • d 2 24, •7e 8 • 3 • •• ..... ... i ...i 1 t -1 14 d 14 2I 17 9) 994 21 3i id 1 2 2i 784 7i— 8p! 21 22 59 - 61 11 14 107 109 36 37 1 1 ••• ••• 103 1131, 104 49a a 911 i 921 3 I St• 1 100 91,i, i 461 724 3 2 102 i 2 18 17,i 13i 1134 i i • E EN IN Of ,------, JULY 20, 1858. THE ROYAL VIS 'IT TO CIIERBOrJRG. It is now definitely arranged that her Majesty is to be accomoanied, on the occasion of her visit to the imperial, dockyard and arsenal of Cherbourg, by such of her "faithful Commons" as may find it convenient to undertake the voyage. A committee of members has been formed to make the necessary, ,arrangements, and it is pro posed that the legislative wisdom should assemble at Southampton do the evening of thiS day fort ' night (the 3d of August), when a vessel belongtng • to the Peninsular and Oti - ,ntal Steam Packet Coin- pany will be in rea di ness to convey i t to the French coast. The committee, having a disagree able recollection of the scanty acc-mmod-:tion'pro vided for members ofthe Home of Commons on the occasion of the memorable review.at Spithead, two years since, resolved to charter a vessel on their own account, and thus be entirely independent of the Admiralty. An application was consequently made to the Peninsular and Oriental Company for .the use of one, of their magnifi c e n t fl ee t o f passenger steamers,' and the company in the handsomest manner, not only promisad a vessel, but declined to accept any remuneration whatever for the hiae of it. The only charge, therefore, which hon. rnemt era will be expected to defray is that fur maintenince during the trip, which is to extend over three days at l eas e. The majority of members having left town, it is not probable that more than 200 excursionists Will avail V eaoselves of the invita'ion ; but from these may be gleaned the elements of a pl•Nlsurit patty. As at present proposed, members are to find their way to Southampton on the evening of the 3d August, where dinnetiwill be provided on their ar rival. The party will sleep on 13:ard, that night, and the vessel will sail Lt an early hour in the morning, returning fronoCherbourg, on the follow- • ing Fiiday evening. 03,ptIiin Gossecthe Deputy Sergeant-a",-Arms, is entrustel with the preparations, and has sent a ciieular, of which the following is a copy, to all the members of the horse now in town :-- " House.of Canamonz, July 17, 1858. "Sir,—The committee for superintending the arrangements for the visit of members of the House of Commons to Cherbourg have requested inc to infortu you that a ticket of admis.sion will be issued to you on We . dnesday or Thu rs d a y nex t, on applicati on a t my room between 12 and 1 o'cl9ck, on receipt of a cheque for 51. This amount is con sidered by the committee as probably sufficient to cover all expenses froM the time of arriving on' board until leaving the . ship. Should the expemes incurred not amount to 5/. per head the surplus will be returned to you, and the committee will consider 'themselves claimant . s for any extra ex penses, which, however, are not anticipated. "It is proposed that the party shall assemble on board at Southampton on the afternoon of Tues day, the 3d of August, on which day dinner will be ready at 8 o'clock; the party wi'l sleep on LoarJ, and the ship will leave early in the morning of the 4'h August, remt.ining at Cherbourg until Friday evening. • "Should I not receive your applic'ation for a ticket by Thursday next, the committee will consi der themselves at liberty-to d.iiep:Te of your pLce to any other member. The adm'ssion strictly limited to members of the house. "A few berths will be reserved for servants, and any member desiring to take his servant w ill b e supplied with tickets at 2/. 10s. each.—Your very obedient servant, " R. A. GOSSET, Dap.-Sergeant-at-Arm." This circular is, of course, based upon the asfiump tion that Parliament will be prorogued on, at all events, not later than the morning of the 3d o August. The probability, however, is, that the prorogation will take place on Monday, the 2d. THE LONDON COFFEE AND LATING-rII,IISE KEEPERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOLLIATION. The twenty-fiiit annual meeting of the above named association was held last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern,' Great Queen sti eel. The attendance was not very numerous. Mr. Law son, of High-street, Whitechgp• 1, the president of the association, was called to the chair. The report of the association was read by the Secretary, from whiCh it appeared that the sum of 3,5331. 17s. 11d. was invested in the funds ; that the receipts for the present year were about 2001., and the expendit ure o f th e society 1301. The animal dinner of the society was hull in April last, at which Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Allen presided, supported by distinguished friends of the instltu +ion. The chairman gave the liberal sum of 101. 10s. ; Mr. Peirse, 51. ss. ; an excursion by railway to Broxburn, which toek place on Tuesday last, will trove a source of profit. It also appeared from the report that the sum of Se. per week is paid to each pensioner on the society's funds. Mr. STAINES proposed, and Mr. DELLY seconded, that Mr. Baker be the president for the ensuing year, which was agreed to. unanimously. Mr. Eldred . was appointed ,vict-pri si(lent. That gentleman returned rhlunks for the honour the as- Fociatic ri had done him by his election. His best efforts would be devoted to its advanceirent. The appointment of the committee was the nest business of tli meeting; Three gentlemen retired by rotation, and three by absence a certain number of times from the meetings. Mr. WISEDALE proposed that the atditors be re elected. The motion was duly seconded. Mr. SHERWOOD, one of the auditors, declined ro• election, on which Mr. Statham was proposed by Mr. KIRTON and sec: n Jed by Mr. IlArtnic, and carried 21,CM. con. Mr. WISEDALS proposed the re-election of Mr. Rogers as secretary ; Mr. GROOMERIDGE seconded the motion, which was carried. The alteration of rules in reference 1 ,0 :he admis sion of members w^s the neat subject. An admis sion fed of ten' which had at the list meeting been reduced from two guineas, was pro posed by Mr. SHERWOOD, seconded by Mr. WISE DALE, and carried. An alteration in reference to the age at which members should receive relief from the funds eves also agreed to—the age of 60 instead of 50 years being subStituted. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting on the prospects of the society, suggesting plans for in creased usefulness. A motion was made for the increase of the secretary's salary from 151. to 251., which was carried unanimously. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC BEIURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. :Iles tned, NAME OF RAILWAY. Mee 1858. 1867. BRITISH. Aberdeen .. •• •• Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• •- •• •• •• Belfast and County Down.• • • •• •• • • .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn,and West York .. Bristol and Exeter •• •••• • • •••• • • • • • • Caledonian.— .. ••• • • •••••••• • • • • Chester and Holyhead.•• .• • • .• .• •• •• Cork, Blackreck, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon • • .............. Dublin and Belfast f unction Dublin and Drogheda • . ......... Dublin and Kingstown' .............. Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk anl. Ennislullen • • East Anglian.... • • •••• •• • • .• •• • East Lancashire •• .. • • •• •• • • Eastero Counties and Norfolk Eastern Union Edinburgh and Gismo!, ........... Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee .• .. • • Exeter and Creditors •••••••••••• Ettruess Railway •• • •• • • ...... • • Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern.. .., Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western •• ••••• • .• .• .• •• •• • • Irish South Eastern • • • • .. • • •• Lancaster and Carlisle Lancashire and Yorkshire ..... . Leeds Northern ...• .. • • • • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and •.",outhport• • • • London and North Western Loudon and Blackwell London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• •• •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. &c. Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction.• •• Mary - port and Carlisle ......•• •• •• • • Midland Great Western (Irish) •• •• Monklands • • • • •• " Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. North British • • • • •• • • • • •` North Staffordshire •• ••.• • • • • • • '• • North-Western •• .• • • •• •• • • •• •• •• •• Scottish Central .• •• •• •• •• • • •"• • • Scottish Midland •••••• • • •"• •• • • Shrewabury and Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester • • •• • • •• • • • • Shropshire Union ..•• ••••••••••• South; Decon .• ••• • • •• •• •• •• " South Eastern • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • •• •• •• South Wales .. ••.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • South York., Doncaster, and Goole Tad' Val 3 •• • • ••••••••••'• • • • • •• •• Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall ...... ; Whitchaven Junction . • • • • • • „ York and Newcastle, and Berwick & Y)rk and North Midland & Leeds.. FOREIGN. Dutch Rhenish •• • • Lyons and 'Mediterranean .......• Montereau and Troyes Namur and Liege Northern cf France • •• Orleans and Central ..... •• Paris and Lyons •• •• Paris and Rouen. • • G. • • •• •• •• Paris and Strasburgh ....... •• it.oucn txd liz:vre•• •' West and North-West of'14;;;:. 3,534 39,320 40,154 35,F7;3 3,361 38,005 35,251 32.7:17 4 The Government i►.quiry into the healthiness of the ..ite of Netley Military ii.osp tal bus cost 1.00?. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CEIANOSLLOP. took his seat on the woolsack at fire o'clock. Lord LYNDHURST presented a. petition from a place in Aberdeen against the' fusion of the Scotch cel 'egos., as prapesed by the Universities Bill. The E :1.1 of DUNG..4NNON presented a petition from Perth against the further exc e pti ona l cases in faveur of Roman Catholics uoder the Charitable Trusts Act. rav a ia Erl CALT HORPE presented a p e titi on f rom Bel g , complaining that - certain clergymen of the Church of &gland bad introduced the services of the curies-- eional in that neighbeurhood. The Earl of MINT° presented a petition in favour of the Marriage Lew Amendment Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW gave notice that on •Nlonday next he should put a question to her Majesty's Government respecting the special Church .services of the Church of England. • THE MASSACRE AT JEDDAIL Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE called the teectv ion of their lordships to tho receet emax nacre of Christians which had taken piece at Jeddah, and asked whether her MejeAy'a Government had re ceived any official intedigence similar to that which had arrived in this country, and whether her 115: jester's Go. vernment had given directions to their consuls, acting in coduection with that of France, to make such repre sentations to the Purte as would lead to full reparation ; aiid, thirdly, whether they were prepared, in case ob structions, amounting to a denial cf justice, should arise, to take steps to demand instant punishment on the offenders. The Earl of MALMESBURY said, on Sunday last he received the . telegram which, no doubt their lordships had read, respecting the massacre at Jeddah. He did not lose an builr in sending another to Sir Henry Bulver, telling him that if such seriocs distinin ances had taken place he was to allow of no trifling on the part of the Sultan, but to insist upon instant and full repaiatioe. In the course of the week Mr. Green, her Majesty's consul at Alexandria, wrote a complete account of the affair, which he had received from Captain Pullen, of the Cyclopa, who happened to be at Jeddah at the time. It appears alit there hed been a dierate between the Turkish Goverranent and the commander cf the Cyclops with respect to an Indian ship manned with Indian tubjects The crew of the Indian ship wished to throw off their alieglauce and become eufjecte of the Stiltan. The decision was Ultimately given that the allegiance could nut be Orr own off ; but; notwithstaeding, in the course of sa.few days, the English- flag 'was . hauled 'down and the Ottoman foisted. A general massacre of the Christians followed, the'French and English consuls being amongst the assassinated. After this lamentable affair a Pacha was despatched with troops to Jeddah, armed with powers °fide and d, ath. The Turkials Government had taken ener get.c steps, and heteMajesty's Government had nonloubt h t lull reparation would b e o bt a i ne d . I n the course a a few days he hoped ha shtu:d be in a position Co state what steps had been taken to obtain justice. PUBLIC BUSINESS. The Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill, the Re formatories (Ireland) Bill, .and a number of other bills were brought in and read a first time. The Earl of DERBY said that, looking at the state of public business and the gleat number of bills sent up to be read a first time, he hoped that it would not be asking too much of their Lrdships for this week and the next to cement to sit for an hour or so on Wednesday, with the understanding that they were not to take any measure on which there was likely to be any serious dis cus i.n. If any bill should be brought forward ou Wed nesday on which a discussion arose at any important stage, such as the seconj reading, the cLar underetan4- ing was that it sholfd only be taken pro forma. Under these ciroumstanees be biped that there would be no oh jectien to the course proposed. Bail GRANVILLE had no otjaction to ths a-iange treat, upon the understanding mentioned by the noble curl, - PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lancashire and Carl;file Railway Bill was read a second t;mti'• and the Newport, Abergav en ny, an d Her, ford Railway Bill, Plymouth Great Western Dt:eks B:11, and the Middlesborough Improvement Bill, were read a third time and pass , d. THE STATE SERVICES OF THE criunca. The gracious answer of her Majesty to tie address of the House of Lords having been read, The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved that an hum ble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty, if it should be her pleasure, that the services of the sth November, the 30th J anuary , sod the 29tH May, should no longsbe annexed to the Book of Common Prayer, in accardance with the address of the House of Lord.i ; to direct that there be hereafter inserted in the form of prayer and thanksgiving appointed for the 20th day of Jo.ne, being the day on which her Majesty began her happy reign, such feral of thanksgiving 83 her Ma jesty may see fit, for the great deliverances vahich by the mercy of God have been vouchsafed to this nation ; namely, the rtscue of the estates of Parliament from the conspiracy of the sth of November, 1605 ; and the restoration of the church and monarchy in 1660 and the deliverance from papal subjection and arbitrary power through the landing of King William 111. in 1688: of which several events the nation is still enjoy ing the blessings in the security of her Majesty's throne. The motion, after a short discussion, was nega . dved. The Police (Scotland) Act Amendment B 11, and the Lunatics (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill were read a second time. SCHOOL TRUSTEES BILL. L-ird , STANLEY of ALDERLEY inovtd th. second reading of thiq bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR regret ted he could not assent to the secand reading. The bill was a very un pretending ono in appearanc?, coritaining only one ollue, but involved most important consequences ; and he had hoped the noble !ord would have yielded to his tuggestior, and not pressed the hill, which could not possibly be di :cussed as it required at so late a period of the sesiion. He - begged to move it be read a Renal time that day three months. Lord ORA. - NWORTH admitted the bill was not ac curately worded ; but it was a most useful measure, and in committee could easily be altered so as to meet the objections of hip noble and learned friend. By the recent decision the whole law was at sea, and something should be done. The Earl of DERRY wa ,, o! peed to legislation on tl ct' j et wt ..hat period of the session. The amendment was agreed to without a division. The bill was therefore lost. UNIVERSITIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house went into committee on thin On clause 1, Tte Earl of AIRLIE moved an amendment, the effect of which was to keep the King's and Marischal Colleges in Abord-en distinct. Aft - er a short :iscussion, thCamendrnent waq negatived withc,ut a divhion, and the clause was agreed to. • On clause 2, The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed an amend ment directing that the Cnancellor should be elected by the other members of the general /council. The clatv:.e as amended was agreed to. Clause 3 wasi_expunged by consent. Clauses 4 to 20 wire agreed to, with little discussion. On clause 21, The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed to insert giving compensation to profesors and others fcr the loss of e mo'uments. The amendment was agreed to, as were also the remain. intt clauses of the bill; which passed through committee, ruE DURHAM COUNTY PALATINE JURISTIC- 'PION BILL. The Commons' amendment to the Lords' amendments were coneidered and agreed to. COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS BILL. The hili paned through committee. NEW GENERAL POST-OFFICE (EDINBURGH) BILL. This bill was read a third tine and passed. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 13111.. Tho house went into committee on Vila bill. On clause 34, The Earl of ELLENI3OROUGII said he must ft r a few mieutes draw their lordships'aitention to this clause. It, for the first time, introduced competitive examina tion for coremistions in the scientific corps of the Indian army. That principle was not in the bill of the late Ge vernment, and had been introd uced f or the first time now. He had ah twilight that the introducti on ofvayfie competitive. examinations was the most impracticable and dangerous system that had been introduced in mo dern those. Its practical effect was to substitute people of an inferior position in the place of those who had led our army to victory and hal well conducted the affairs of the state. In the ease of the scientific corps of the army there was no defect to be removed, the existing system was perfect, and no attempt could be made to ravesttacmhpa7retweirt.4 theao alter it without dange rs o f the o • knew nothing mor e d angerous than to scientific corps of th e army ; for a failure in that arm would affect th e success of a siege, or of a battle, and that might come about from the inferior character of the offi cers in command. Such a failure went to the fate of a campaign or of an empire. This change also was pro posed at the moment of the highest perfection in both. The boldness of the operations of the engineers in front of Delhi —the extraordinary resources and the audacity that accompanied all their operations at Luckno , .v, had actually introduced a new era into the war. These things seemed to establish for the scientific comps such a claim for consideration as be should have thought the Govern• meat would have listened to. Their lordships were no doubt aware that at this moment Ultra was competition at Addiscombe, and it was through that college that the officers for the engineers and artillery were obtained. They were educated under men of the highest ability and character. They We' e impressed with the g , eat moral re sponsibility of their duties, and theirs was not an exami nation on a particular day for which they were crammed, but their moral character was ascertained as well as their educational standing, and the men so selected were such as the ceun , ry could entirely rely on. There was no possibility of introducing into the propcs, d competi tive examination a security of that kind. (Floor.) All they could find out was that a gentleman on a certain day attained a certain apparent degree cf superiority over another gentleman. There were other advantages in the present system which it aas perfectly impossible to obtain by means of open competition. They could have no doubt, from the manner in which these officers from Addiscombe had obtained their commissions, that they were gentlemen. He could not speak too strongly of the advantage of having, especially in India, gentlemen, with all that gentlemanlike feeling which prevailed in society in this country, to te.ke the command cf the lei- • 332 3,112 J,235 ---......_/. c. r i i a t l a : Y u e W r i o e r t o y. took our ourpaition in that country by our Englishmanme holding official position there was in a manner a representative of his country, and whatever he did to impair his own position he im paired at the same time the position of the government of this country. At the same time whatever be did dis tinguishing his own conduct from that of others increased the strength of his governiniint. Ile remembered a friend of his having gone_ro the late Duke of Wellington on the subject of a court-martial. It was suggested that an officer who had been dismiesen for dt uzikenness should be restored to the service. Ile-himself told the duke that there wore extenuating circuensiaucos, but the duke re viled, "Never forgive drunkenneee in an Officer ; de pend open it that the natives are ixfternely clever-in discovering the character of every Englishman and there is no offence that is so disgusting in their eyes as druo• kenneee." It was not that only, it was by our moral epit it that See succeeded in Irdia ; and if that was low. ered we should suffix. injury. He bad always acted on that principle. It was because be •N:S.9 most desirous that we should have gentlemen of the highest character at the head f affeire in that country, that we should act tare the eldest s , ris of milliners, grocers, or tailors, riders of the John Gilpin eLsa, in that positieu that ho objected tot this clause. We should have them, whilst the suns of poor country gentlemen who could not obtain the same education, but were infinitely more suited to the poeition, were excluded. There never was a time when it was more important that the general the a de meanour of o ffi cers towards the natives should be thated he when et e none r taitre edf gentle men. This alteration was proposed also at a three pprehensions as t o our officers could which might perhaps Lave been enter tained formerly. The directors a ere no longer elected by a constitneet body who had claims upon their patronage which might hare led in forme r times to the selection of persons not of the most proper kind ; and the membered of council, by not having rents in Paihainent, would Le eared from other claiiee. He could not but regard this dance es an act of homage to the mob. It was totally uncalled fir, no one asked for it, no one expressed the smallest wish to hove this great change introduced into our Indian army, and it war proposed when that parti cular branch of the profeetion was covered with glory, and when there was every reason to suppose that it would maintain its pcsitiou in future. It was an enact ment which would affect the futute efficiency of the artillery and engineers, and it was impossible that it should not give the greatest offence to the officers of those corps. The Earl of'DERBY said that it was with the greatest possible deference to the opinion of his noble friend, and more especially on the subject_ on which he spoke with such great weight and authority, that he could not co incide with his argument. He thought that some portion of that argument way inconshrtent eith the other part of it. His noble friend said that competition was for the first time introduced into the scientific corps. The clause, however, did not introduce the principle of com petition. As the clause stood, it did indeed introduce the principle of competition, but he had stated that be proposed to amend the clause by leaving out the werds, -" and the candidates who may be found entitled under such regulations shall be-recommended for such cadet ships according to the order of their profickncy as shown by such examinations." On the second reading he had announced his intention to omit those word!. The clause provided that candidates were to be admit ted to the artillery and engineers on examination, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State, acting with the advice of his council. He thought that competition was a mode of appointment which they ought to watch ; but if there was any portion of the ser vice, civil or military, in which competition could be fairly applied, it was the scientific branch of the mili tary service. The Royal Artillery and the Royal Engi neers were tuject to the strictest competition and ex amination. Tirere was competition for catering Wool wich, and competition for getting out into the army, and they were still liable to be rejected if their conduct and qualifications rare not adequate to the promise they had given. If a person was proved guilty of being un gentlemanly in his habits, dissipated in his con d uc t, hi s claim was disall owe d, and if there were proper regula tions for the examination, he could cot see that any risk was incurred. His noble friend had said that there was strict competition at Additcombe. lie said that we had security for having gentlemen at Addiscombe, He could not say that he agreed with his noble friend that be cause a person happened to be the sun of a grocer, a tailor, or a chteremonger, provided he had the necessary qualifications, ho should not obtain a cematiseion. (Hear, hear.) What'a man's origin was was nothing, what was necessary was that he should have proper qualifications, in the way of scientific attainments and moral character ; and if he found a man having those qualifications, he did not care what was his birth, he was entitled to obtain the position. The cadets at Ad discombe had certainly great advantage in the high cha racter of their professors. He could not understand on what principle his noble friend contended that that which was introduced into every department of the civil service at home and of the royal army, and more rigidly as to the scientific departments of the royal army, ought not to he introduced into the Indian army. If they bad laid down gt strict rule that the men who succeeded on examination should take priority of all others, it would be cut jest to many serious objections, but if the clause only provided that there should be examinations for persons entering the ecientific corps, there was no such objection. Ile could not understand on what principle those who ad vocated competition in the civil service,and especially for the scientific branch of the military service, could object to the clause, which would only give security that many of the candidates for this service bed a large amount of scientific knowledge necessary to enable them to dis• charge the duties. The Duke of SOMERSET agreed that the Indian ar tillery had been, up to the present time, excellent, and indeed Sir C. Napier bad said that it was second to no artillery in the world. This question had been brought before him when be was a member of a commission on the subject, and on that occasion Mr. P. Melville said that Addiscombe was the military college for officers for the scientific corps, and that they admitted double the number of cadets required in order to have fall competi tion. Before admission the candidates passed a preitni nary examination. This system had been in force many years at Addiscombe. There Ras there competition no doubt, and the same system was adopted in France and Austria. What he feared in the system of the Gneerr ment was that there v--s to b cere e e wituout any c3-stem of inibtaty iiiecipline. lie thought it was most desirable that young gentlemen in passing through the , college should pass through a system of military disci pline. Ile thought that Addiscombe, instead of being done away with, ought to be enlarged. Perhaps it was desirable to remove the establishment at Addiscombe to Haileyhuly, which was a larger building. In his opinion no one should enter the Indian artillery without having previously passed through a military college. Earl GRANVILLE saw no advantage in retaining this clause, if the noble earl (Derby) could not tell them what he intended to do with regard to Addiscombe and the native scientific branches of the army. The Earl of HARD WICKE thought the "scientific branches of the Indian army must be dealt with in mush the same manner that' the scientific branches of the royal army had been. This clause would do more with regard to the former service than had already been done with regard to the latter. The Duke of NEWCASTLE agreed with his noble friend rear him (the Duke of Somerset) that this clause a to destroy the college a tddiscombe. They b a d a l ready Addiscombe. colleges—v.z., Ha t leyb ury ; and was useless, and thought its natural tendency would b e lost ono of the London collet, he believed that one of the best things that the new Se cretary o f Sate for India could do would b e to re-estab• - speedil for any one t o h ave studied the bietorY Fah that college as y possible. I t was impos he thought, of India without learning that a special education was rs quiaite both for the military and the civil service. Lord CRANWORTH said it was true the noble earl (Derby) had, by the amendment which he proposed, re moved the principal objection to the clause, but he had not told them what was to besubstitated for the omission. The Earl of DERBY remarked that his objection to the concluding words of the clause was that they would interfere with the constitutional exercise of the power of the Crown. Hitherto the competitive principle bad always been applied under the direct authority of the Crown, and he thought that it ought still to be left where it was. Lord MONTEAGLE expressed hisdecided opposition to any proposal which would endanger the continuance of Addiscombe. The Earl of ELLENEOROTJGII said he should like to see a Lecond military college at ilaileybury, and the same competitive examination for the students of the new college and of Addiscornbe. One great advantage of such au arrangement would be that there would vir tually be competition between the professors of the two colleges as well as the studento. His noble friend (the Earl of Hard wicks) seemed to think it desirable that the system introduced into her Mojezty's army should be in troduc d into the army of India. He would caution their ler. , ships against adopting the prinnple of assimilation, against attempting to assimilate the Indian to the Eng lish army. Tney all knew what great advantages were derived last year from the differences between the Ben gal, the Bombay, and the Madras armies. Those differ ',Aces had prevented the spreading of the mutiny, and saved our Indian empire, and they might depend upon it their security there rested upon differences, and not upon assimilation. Lord BROUGHTON considered it very undesirable that Addiscombe should be done away with. The Earl of DERBY said the clause did not hint at Addigcorobe. Lord BROUGHTON—No ; but it gives the govern ment power with respect to Addiscombe. The Earl of DERBY—It gives the Government 11 0. power with regard to Addiscowb e w hi c h it has not Poe' aeßsed already. It does not interfere with Addisoombe. Lord BROGULITON--But it gives the Government combe.pow er to substitute another education for that of Adchs _ The Earl of DERBY—It does not give any power, and it does not take away the power which the Govern ment pos•esses at this moment, Lord BROUGRTON—Bot under this clause the Government had an additional power, and a s or t of re commendation to apply it. Ile hoped the noble earl would consider this among the other infirmities of the on aa bill. (Laughter.) Ther e had hardl y been a consid era bl e man of late years in India who d id not owe hi s educa tion to Achliscombe, and the most eminent residents had comecla TheirA s fet ,e f rra o a slmo fewr a t di u n s e a h establishment.ntiwpdoierdd, from ,then s anddividedthe part of the E thoef EL _LTr 14 io BOBOUG . bill — Contents n that the Contents ...... , 4l Not conttlati regulating n tcE t , h a e g a r p e p ed oin to tm . 34 The on cicalua clause 36, —7 The Earl of ALBEMARLE oh' d the jecte to cla us e . 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