The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

WM' MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested a firm appearance, and prices were well supported. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken on sreculation, and 1,000 for export. In Railway shares there was nothing doing, and the quotations tended down.. wards. The usual quarterly sales of indigo commenced yesterday. The quantity to be offered during the series amounts to about 7,364 chests, including 3,555 chests of old goods bought in and withdrawn from previous sales; 1,061 chests in second hands. There was a fair attendance of home and foreign buyers, and it was soon evident that the orders for export were unusually limited. Kurpah qualities were in less demand, and declined about 6d. per lb., ordinary consuming qualities, however, sold more freely at about 3d..t0 4d. per lb. decline on last sale's rates. Fine Bengals receded 6d. to 83. per lb. ; ordinary to good, 4d. to 6d. per lb. 1,491 chests passed the chair, of which 470 were with drawn, 524 bought in, and 497 sold. The shipping intelligence to-day comprises the arrival in dock of the steamer Teviot with 60 pas sengers and 207,0001. in specie, tonther with the Australian mails ex the Emeu. The Avon, from the Brazils, is also in dock with 125,0001. i❑ trea sure. The de' , mer Istamboul is announced from Melbourne, whence she was despa , ched on the 14th January with 4,8001. in gold. About 64,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday. In the Continental Exchanges there is no altera tion worth special notice. The Market for Public Securities bas been rather flat, but business is dull. After opening with a firmer appearance, there was a little temporary de pression, but the Funds are now rather firmer. Consols have been 97 1 1 f for money, and 971 for account. They are now 971 and 97g respec tively. The New Threes are 951 961 ; the Re duced, 95i ; Exchequer Bills, 40s. prem. ; and ditto Bonds, 101 Bank Stock is 2211 to 223 ; India ditto, 2251 ; and ditto Loan Debentures, 100,1 In Foreign Securities there is not much altera tion, and the number of transactions recorded are limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 97 to 971 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 104 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 361 37 ; Dutch 4 per Cent., 100 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 86i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 61i 62 ; Chilian 6 per Cents., 1031 ; and Buenos Ayres New Deferred, 18. The following ars the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20i 21 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 86 88 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 60 62 ; Portuguese 3 Per Cents., 45i 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; and ditto Deferred, 26i 27. A - very moderate business has been transacted in the railway share market this morning, but in Several instances a slight advance may ba reported in values. Great Westerns, Brightens, North British, North-Eastern, (Berwick) and South-East ern have advanced about ; Caledonian, 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, South-Western, and Midland, 15s. North-Eastern (York) have declined about U. In the foreign and colonial undertakings prices had a downward tendency. East Indian receded about 10s., and Groat Indian Peninsula and Great Western of Canada ss. Grand Trunk of Canada brought yesterday's quotations. Joint-stock bank and miscellaneous shares are dealt in to a very limited extent. London and Westminster have declined ss. ; Australian Agri cultural, ss. ; and Eastern Steam, about ss. BRITISH FIINDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Offictal List ; ) Bank Stock . 8 t.er vent. Reduced annnities. t r per Cent eonsolt Annuities 978 1 iii ' 3 " 1 per Cent, A bnuillot - 51 64 51 64 India Stock India Loan Debentures loof 1 0 msols fer A (wow+ t It taheqnsr Bills, 20, Ilireb. June. RlOOO Di tto,lls9 4O 43 40 101 4 1 1 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent Vh Ki II ia n Bonds, 6 per Cent 1034 4 Peruvian Bonds 41 per Cent B6l a Ditto A ccount B7 ~,. Ditto 3 p er C en t. a'ussian Bonds, 1c22, ~.,: St., 5 per Cent — . D itto, 41 per Cent. % Vials)) Bonds, 3 per ()ont. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent ... b at. Passiv e warkirsh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders , Do. 4 rPr rent .. Certificates r ertivien Dollar Bonds, 44 per Cent 62 1 tirCEE O'CI OCK. Consols money _ Console 9 for Account, (June 3) 971 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St, 25 St. 174 20 St. 20 20 100 20 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, May 11.—Higher prices are de blended for everything (both in yarns and goods, the late rather heavy business having placed spin ners and manufacturers well under contract), and loT the moment sales are checked by the rise of braces. There seems to be a growing feeling that uher rat es w ill preva il f or a ti me , b u t a t p resen t aYers hesitate at giving the terms demanded. There is a demand for all kinds of fabrics neat ly, $ lll l the difficulty in effecting sales is only one of At last week's terms plenty of busi ness is offering, but the dearer state of the cot ton -market compels an advance of quota -I,l°lll. In yarns spinners are asking id. per lb. "'ger than on Friday which is regarded as a r ather heavy advance. What business has been !one . has been chiefly in water twist for Germany, "'ld in cops for home consumption. LEEDS, 11th.—The markets in the cloth-balls 'late been without animation this morning, the attendanc e of both manufacturers and merchants Ong small. Small parcels of goods of a general character changed hands at late prices. MARKET NEWEL—gins Day. CORN EXCHANGE. , A very limited supply of E ng li s h wheat was on sale in to -day's market, yet the demand for all kinds was in a Sluggish state, at Monday's quotations. We were well supplied with nearly all descriptions of foreign wheat. Holders were free sellers at full prices: but millers purchased with extreme caution, at barely late rates. There was a slight improvement in the demand for We ley but malt sold slowly, on frmer terms. were extensively supplied with foreign oats, which moved off slowly, at Monday's decline. ,ir Beans and peas were firm in price • but country flour as the turn lower. Ove r 1,500 sack's have come in from France. ARRIVALS TUTS ITEM. Wheat. Barley. Malt. i Oats. 990 1,620 .1 700 English Irish ........... Foreign..... Flour. 810 4,650 I 1,610 20,120 11570 OK.. brl BOROUGH HOP. , The show of h o p s h as b ecome less extensive ; neverthe- Pas there is very little disposition shown to purchase largely. In prices we have no change to notiee. WHITECEIAPEL. ally r The ul ses inuppl active,ies of meat are moderate, a n d th e trade genet- Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; 'arab, 5e 6d to 6s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 2d to 48 4d per 81ba by the carcase. It is stated the North Europe Steam Company have 110 % , sold sufficient ships to enable them to pay di all the c re di tors of the company. Th e chief portion of such P'operty as may remain will, therefore, when realised, be returned to the shareholders. Ponoz OF GOLD.--The price of gold at Paris is about , Per mille ' and the short exchange on London is .45.0 a p e r Pound sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mi n t pr i ce o f 3/ . 17 s. 104 d. per ounce fur neudard gold, it appears that geld is about 4-10 the per ,eent. dearerin Paris than in London. By advises from 44araburg the pric e o f go ld i s 425 p er mar k, and the ;holt Ex c h ange on London is 13.51 per pound sterling. tthdard g o ld at t h e English Mint price is there fore er more than 1-10th per cen t. d earer i n L on d on th an Rz umburg. Tho coune of k xr...llango at Ne-;,' Yol kon ~,°l ? don for hill s at du day. ' about 109 pn cent., t .leb. wh en compared with the Mint par between the ,7_o countries, sh ows t h at the , exchange is againet ; and, a ft er making allowances for charges of trans- Erand difference of interest, the r resent rate leaves no fit on the transmission of gold either way b e t reen 0 tWO countries. THE SUN LINES LEASED AT FTXRD RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) Leasing Companies Closing Prices this di • Business this day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Lord Campbell, Lord Chief-Baron Pollock, and Sir E. Creaswell, Judge Ordinary.) TOUBLE V, TOTYRLE AND 71ENSTIAIV.--.-SPECIAL JURY CASE, This was a petition for divorce for adultery tried by a special jary, and in consequence of the parties being well known in the city and the metropolis great interest was felt in the proceedings and the court was dens:ly crowded. . Mr. Slade, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, and Mr. Keydon, appeared for the petitioner ; Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Sparks, and Mr. Charles Pollock, appeared for the wife ; and Mr. Sergeant Bhllantine, and Dr. Deane, appeared for the co-respondent. This was a snit instituted for a divorce by the hus band against the wife on the ground of adultery com mitted by the wife between Ist Sept., 1856, and the 19th February, 1858, with Mr. Richard Rqnmhaw, an officer in the 2d Dragoon Guar4.9. The wife pleaded, let, not guilty ; 2d, that as to any adultery since the 4th Sept., 1857, the petitioner had deserted her without reason able cause; 3d, that the petitioner bad condoned the adultery. Mr. Slade, Q.C., in stating the petitioner's case, said that the object now sought was to dissolve the marriage that had become hateful to both parties, and not to obtain damages from the paramour. The petitioner is a solicitor carrying on business in the City. He was the son of a gentleman who occupied a considerable position in the county of Sussex up to the period of his death in 1844, and at one time occupied the high position of High Sheriff of that county. The wife was Miss Johnson, the daughter of Mr. William Johnson, a country gentleman residing at Aldborougb, in Suffolk. He died vn 1839, leaving her, his only child, a fortune of 2,500/., and under the guardianship of Mr. Sterry, a gentleman who had married a sister of the peti tioner's. Mr. Sterry died in 1843, when Miss Johnson was placed by the Court sf Cha,, t ery under the guar dianship of Mrs. Sterry. She was placed to school, and in 1849 she came to reside with Mrs. Sterry at Upcnin liter, in E,sex, where the petitioner became acquainted with his wife. They were married on 17th December, 1850. She was a lady of great personal attractions, and they wore suitable to each other in age, fortune, and position, and there was reason to anticipate a long life of happiness before them. He was 35 years of age and the wife 21 when married. In the early part of the married life they lived in Southampton -buildings; where the petitioner had an office and carried on his business; but in Dec., 1855, they left that locality, and, as they had a relative, the widow of General Lacey, residing at Woolwich, they selected Abbey Wood as the locality ef their future residence, and they took Ashmeunt Cottage. They were introduced to the families in the neighbour hood, and amongst them that of Mr. Renshaw, who lived at West heath, abom half -a-mite distant, a mer chant carrying on business in the city, and who at one time was chairman of ene of the railways having its terminus in the metropolis. That gentleman, who bad been married three times, and whose third wife was alive, had three sons and two daughters living, one of whom was married to a Mr. Bramwell. The co-respon dent was at this time about 21 years of age ; he was keeping his terms at C tmbridg", an d was at home during the vcaeations, but since then be had taken to the military profession and was now a cornet in the 2d Dragoon Guards. During 1856 an inti macy sprung up of the closest description between the parties, and during Mr. Tourle's absence in town daily attending to his professional duties. Mr. Ren shaw was continually at the house with Mrs. Tourle, with the txlepti in of one. or tiro occasions, a leaving, fey minutes before Mr. Tourle's return in the evening. The learned counsel then proceeded is detail the familia rities that had taken place between the parties, and the subsequent acts of adultery, which he slid be should be ably to prove. The case was not cincluded at tho rising of the Court-, and the further hearing was adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow. CRIMINAL COURT.--(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder and Mr. Baron Martin.) UTTERING FORGED NOTES. George Wombwell, 45, described as a cattle dealer, was indicted for uttering a forged Si. notp, with intent to defraud the governor and company of the Bank if England. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen tenced to six years' penal servitude. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12,.1_558. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. Many of the leading subscribers having left for the Bath and Somerset meeting, the betting upon future events was not of that importance that it would other wise have been. sto 1 was offered agst Fitz•Rolan'i for the Derby, and Toxopho!ite had no friends at 6 to 1, Longrange was not in such good odour as be was yes terday, 10 to 1 being offered aget him without a re sponse ; 25 to 1 was taken to a little money about Sed bury, but those odds were always obtainable. 25 to 1 was taken about Mr. Gratwicke's two coupled, Ethio pian and Deceiver. There was not any great disposition shown to invest upon Eclipse. Nothing was done upon the Oaks. East Langton was in great demand for the Somerset-hire Stakes, at 7to 4. 6to 1 was offered on the field, bar one. The result of this race will be found below : DEBBY. sto 1 &gat Fitz -Roland (~f1) 6to 1 agst Toxopholite (off) 10 to 1 agst Longrange (off) 20 to 1 agst Ecliptte(t and off) 25 to 1 agst Sed bury (t and of 25 to 1 Agit Physician (taken) 25 to 1 agat Ditto (t and off) 25 to 1 agat Ethiopian and Deceiver, coupled (t) BATH RACES—TUESDAY. The Lanadown Sta (awiclicap) of & Boys each, with 40 added. Winners extra. One mile. 21 a u b g . . . Mr. J. H. C. Windham's Bravissimo, 3 yrs, bit 6ii; • (Bray) 1 Mr. Steven's Verona, 4 yrs, 64 131 b .. (French) 2 Mr. R. J. Sluthby's Rio, 4 Trs, 6st 61b (Prior) 3 The following also ran :—New Brighton, Katherine Logie, King of the Forest, Raven, and Fearful. Betting-3 to 1 agst New Brighton, sto 1 aget King of the Fore-t, sto 1 aget Verona, 6to 1 eget Fearful, 6 to 1 agst Bravissimo. Won by length ; half a length between the second and third ; Katherine Logie was fourth, King of the Forest fifth, New Brighton sixth, Fearful was last. Tie Members' Plate (Handicap) of 50 sour; winners extra. About a mile and a half. Mr. H. Ivey'a Shirab, 4 yrs 7,t 31b .........(French) 1 Mr. H. Stone's Arcanum, 4 yrs, sst 41b (C. Harrisun) 2 Mr. Fry's Salonica, 4 yrs, let 31b (Creeswell) 3 The following also ran :—The Little Cob, Theory, Mario, Blue Bell, Melrose, Haymaker, Optiinus, and Hotspur filly. Betting-4 to 1 agst Shirai), sto 1 agst Haymaker 6 to 1 Aga Arcanum, 8 to 1 agst Salonica. Won by three-quarters of a length, very bad third, Haymaker was fourth. Thu Free Handicap of 50 sous. Winners extra. T.Y.C, Mr. Higgins's Chaperone, by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs, sst slb _ _ (Nevill) 1 Mr. Land's Impatience, 4 yrp, 74 41b (French) 2 Mr. J. Evans's Amorous Boy, 4 yre, 7st 41b (Walters) 3 The following also ran :—Harrie, Venetia, arid Linda. Betting-7 to!1 each agst Polly Johnson and Impa• tience, 4 to 1 aget Linda, 5 to, 1 aget Venetia, 7 to 1 agst Chaperone. Won by a lengtb, a head between the second and third; Amorous Boy was fourth, Venetia fifth, and Harrie next. The Somerdetshire Stakes cf 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added. The second to re ceive 50 sovs, and the third to save his stake. Cer- tain winners extra. Two miles and a distance. Mr. W. S. S. Orawfard's East Langton, by Jericho, 3 yr , , 91b Mr. T. Parr's Childrey, 3 yrB, sit 41h (Elearriden) 2 Mr. S. Williama's Y,,rk, 3 yrst, 5-t 9ib The following also ran :—Barbarity, Life Boat, Melissa, and Poudle. Betting-6 to 4 agst East Langton, 6to 1 ay,st York, ' 7 t.' 1 agst Barbarity, I to 1 eget Childrey, 10 to 1 apt 1 Melissa, 12 to 1 agst Poodle. East Langton laid off to the distance, where he came out, and won in a canter by three lengths ; York was a bad third ; the rest widely scattered. P oo dl e wa lk e d i n teat, very leg weary. Toe Biennial Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added lot t o-year-ulds cults, Sit 101!); fillies and geldings, Bst 710. Certain allowances, &c. Tne second to say: his stake. T.Y.C. Half a mile. 56 subs. Mr. T. Pores Merryman, by Hobble Noble, SA 101 b (Bates) 1 Mr. C. Capere colt, by Cotherstone—Bl ac k B ess, Sat 71b Mr. Starkey's Stockharn, 84t 101 h . (E. Forster) 3 The following also ran : —Toe Elk, The C wrier, Trum peter, Viltaret, Hop Merchant, o,lt by Orlando, ()na tive, filly by Verulam, Bouquet, and Sheffield. Betting-3 to 1 agst Trumpeter-6 to 1 each agst Cantina and Bouvet-7 to 1 agst Merryman-10 to 1 agst Black Btt , B colt-and 4 to 1 agst Merryman and Stockbam coupled. Von by a neck ; same distanca between the second and third ; Trumpeter was a moderate fourth ; Bouquet was filth ; Valsret and Fleur de Marie filly were n• xt. Cao tine jumped round when the flag was dropped, and did not get ff._ Second yearef the Biennial Stakes of 10 goys ea•3b, with 50 added, for three•yr-old ; colts, Bit 10th ; fillies and geldings, fiat 71b ; the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. 42 subs. Mr. Merry's Sunbeam, by Chanticleer, 82t 71b (Wello 1 Mr. J. Barnard's Accurate, 83t 101 b (Cnarlton) 2 Lord Aileebury's Charles the Second, 84 101 b (Fiatinan) 3 The following also ran :—Simpleton, Gin, and Bridal Tour. Betting—Even and 5t04 on Sunbeam-9 to 2 apt Charles the Second-6 to 1 apt Giu-8 to 1 agat Accu rate. Won, hard held, by three lengths ; bad third, and worse fourtb. Gin was Leaten off, and Bridal Tour soon after btarting. LATEST BE r TING. DEBBY. 100 to 6 agat Longrange (uff) 50 to 1 agst Wilton 3000 to 90 agst Telegram and East Langton coupled (t.) OAKS. 4to 1 agst Sunbeam (i• sto 1) HORSES STRUEIC OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS.— Clydesdale, Greenfinch, and Rocket were were struck out of the Derby at 11.45 c.m., yesterday (Tuesday.) IYIARKE rs ( This Day). RAIL WAYS. RIJLwAy.. Olosir.g rric this day Business done this day. C i mbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen• Blrmog. Wolyeth. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junot Black burn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian.......... Chester & Holyhea , ' Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dr , . A Do. B Dnblin&BelfastJunc I Dun. P. drAberVunc. Eat Anglian Elstern Counties Easterntrnion,A. stk Do., do. B. Do, New A East Kant East Lancashire . East Stiffen, Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.dtDund. , Forth and Clyde June. Furness ... .. 5E - 6 7i - 8i 70 - 72 9i - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 84 85, 35 - 37 4A - 5 ••• ..." .., 8 - 8 16 - Ciq -6 , • 45 - 47' 31 - 33 14 - 16 90 - 92 - 64 28 - 28, Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern 93 - 95 9i - 10 - 1031 90 - 92 128 - l'O 101 - 103 551 -55 i, 56 - 53 IDo., A. Stock ..... IDo., B. Stock ..... 'Gt. §th.&West.(lre). Great Western. ...... Do. S tr. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster di Carlisle. Do., Third 5..... ...,... Do. New Thirds 85 88 10 12 ; 10 12 ; 91k 91 1 d 1 a Lancash. &Yorkshir' Do., do. F £1.6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. So utlipt,rt. London & Blaelcwalt Do. New, ias. 5L 10s. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Weatmrn Loclndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & EnniA. Manch .Sh of. &Li n cl n Metropolitan ........ Midland "i = ii 407 - 109 91 - k. - 934 -93 i • • • ...... .. 37i -38 i 1 - id 93i —93 i 65 67 Do. Birming. & Doilv fidland G. West. (Ir. Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.A berg.&llrfd Newry & Armagh ewry, Warreupoie , & Restrevor Norfolk.. ......... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. dc Dock Stock fi - fi 62 - 64 - 3 50 - 51 Do., A Stock Do., B Stock )0 N.Bastern— Berwick U Do do. G. N.E.Purch. ' Y) Do. Leeds )0 Do. York )0 North London .1 • & S. Wstn., Vamp stead, and City Ju. L7i North Staffordshire.. Lll North Western. al N. dt S. Wostrn. June )0 Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton.... it Peebles 9 Portsmouth - 931 2 - I 41 47 - 48 731 - 741, 93 - 95 43 - 43.1 73 - Ni 8 - 9 30 - 32 .. ••• 7 4 d Rhymney. . Scottish Central Scf)t. N.E. Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union . Sitingbourne &Sheer. !South Devon South Eastern ,South Wales .09 111 27e. 28 80 - 82 45 47 21 36 37 69i 701 82i 831 13 15 7 5 8 10 35 36 IS. Yorksh. Rivir Mar iD0...... .......... ....... 'Staines,Wok.,&Wok, Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton do Ilartlepl ITaff Vale 'Do. Pref., No, 1. ;Thames flaw. P. &R. ;Vale of Neath ......... 1166 .= 16 lWaterfd. & Kilkenny' WaterforddsLimeriek 'West Cox nwall. West End of London' and Crystal Palaeo Do. A Do. B - ii : "31 61- 61 West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class HRITISH P Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo dt Lake Hur Buff., Brnt. eic God ch 6 p. c.bd 8. , 1 Aug... 72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do., 1 June '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Oude (Lim. Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. d0......._. Do. 4 p.c. Bnds. ,'59 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Doben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c Do. Now. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. Now Do. Bds., payable '57 1 Do. do., '76, p. '60...' Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 44 p.c Do. do., 5 per e. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. l Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.n. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per e Do ISSESSIONI ••• - •.. i - IP - ii; 8 - 9 183 - 88 77 - 80 75 - 78 I - - 1 1.1:18A -109 i 11 - •.. •.. 194 194 49 51 82 83 21i 218 194 igi ljd 108 - 112 108 - 112 105 108 191 19 20. 20 4cl par . gP! - FOREIGN. An twrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia di Francino.. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. C. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pre f Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , fPernam.) g. 7 P. c Riga and Dunabnrg Rome and Frascati -. 1 Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Mense Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5* per o. Prjf . W.& N. W. of France Western of Austria We -.t. of Switzerland W Leal aden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. Zealand ...' 6 - 64 it - 11 1 - li 23 - 23 5 - 25 -25 i - ii = 8. ... ... d 4 4/p ••• - •• 25 - 26 ..Oi -: " ii 2U - 22 37i -37 i "' 84 - 9i 30i - 30 :16 : Ii 1 icij ... -- • • • a 8 8i 81 9 195 - i -19 i 23 24 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia BO 81 25 all Bank of Egypt l2ll 214 21i 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 40 all Bit Bk.dt Ln. Co '„. 50 all British N. American; 20 10 C.llk.of Ind. AuoitCh., 31 24 10) 50 City 56 58 100 25 Colonial 204 all Commercialof Canada —.— 100 20 !Commercial of Lond. ••• 20 all Eng.Scot.daus.C.it. 174 181 175 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk. o f A ..mt. 191 191 50 20 London and County „.. 50 10 Lond on J o i nt Stock. 100 20 Loncl.andWestminst. • . 414 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New 50 25 National Bank — 20 all New South Wales.. 43 46 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 39A 40 401 40 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 , Provi! cial el Ireland fl 63 I 02 i 10 all r Do. New. • 4 ••• ;:5 • all i Sou t h Ji.t , •41;2. • ••• 25 15 Do. Now 25 all Union 01 Australia.,,. 3 4 1 5 3426 3145 15 Do. New ••• 50 10 Union of London 22 24 100 50 Unity Mutual ..... _ 100 1 50 lirestrulik of I,ond 19 = Ln.SEN.W. Caledon... E.U.&E.C, Gt.Northu E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt.Westn V. & N.M Do Do Eastern. Do.. Poto &Co Do La. &N. W. & Midld. Miclland...l E. Count Do Do.. Do LAKA.W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn 93 - 100 1100 - 102 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 44 ••• -- ••• 109 - 111 13 - 14 24 - 25 97 - 99 - 97 24 - 99 57 P 9 iP - 144 8 i - Si 10 - 10 32 - :'3 90 - 92 CHARGE OF Ben. A lahonring man named James Harrison, was in dicted for committing a rape upon the person cf Mary Southeran, a married woman, and the mo.her of six children. Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutrix was prevent on the Sunday, the 21st of February, amongst other persons at a house in LittlePmt• land-stree`, on the occasion of a christening. She arrived at the house about one o'clock and remained there till late at night. Shortly after ',lna o'clock she was taken unwell and retired into the adjoining room (the pri soner's) where there was a bed and laid down. At ten o'cl •olt she was awakened by the prisoner entering she room. He locked the door and undressed himself, then got into bed, and in spite of all resistance and cries be accomplished his purpose. There were other persons in the next rocm. She imme diately left the house and went in search of a po liceman ; and on finding one she informed hire that she had been violently assaulted, and wished him to . a . ie the man into ous ody. On the p )liceman enter• ing the house in Little Portland-street, the prosecutrix entered a room, and pointed out the prisoner as the man who had assault-d her. The policeman told the prisoner that he must go to the station-house on a charge of committing an assault upon the woman. He refused, and said he was not to blame, and that he would not go. A violent struggle took place, arid after a great deal of trouble he was taken into custody. In cross examination by Mr. Sleigh, the prosecu trix said she was awoke by the roan getting into bed. She bad taken a little gin, but was not intoxi cated. She took the spirits as a remedy fcr spasms. Mr. H. Raymond, surgeon to the Marylebone police force, stated that on the Monday following the day of the assault the prosecutrix was brought to him by order of Mr. Broughton, the Magistrate, and, in accordance with directions, he made an examination of her person, being Previously told she was a married woman. He found no marks of violence whatever on her person, but he thought that the offence with which the prisoner was charged might have been committed without leaving marks of viohnee. In answer to questions from Mr. Sleigh the witness said that even if the resistance had been offered such as the prosecutrix described still the offence might have been committed without leaving marks of violence. Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner and contended that as the evidence of the prosecutrix was ndt corroborated it ought to be received with great caution, and that if the woman had made the resist ance that she laid she had it was exceedingly unlikely that it should not have been heard by the other parties wbo were in the adjoining room. Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up the evidence, said the offence with which the prisoner stood charged with was one of the most heinous offences known to the law, and therefore they should be perfectly satisfied with the evidence before they found the prim ner guilty. There was a discrepancy in the evidence of the prosecutrix which they could not have failed to have observed. In her examination in chief she said at ten o'clock on the even int; i n question she was awoke by the prisoner entering the and lockin g t h e door, and in her cross-exami nation room tionsa e said she was awoke by finding the prisoner in bed with her. It would be for them (the jury) to recon cile these tw o statements. The j ur y, af - er a brief consultation, returned a ver dict of not guilty. ~~~ NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) r,,RGERY. Alfred Grantote, a barrister's.clerk, WAS indicted for forgery. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Baron Martin, in passing sentence, said the pri soner had pleaded guilty to an Offence Which was corn n)itted under eircurnstancPs most indefensible. The pos.l •tlon which he bad htld was of i:eelf guarantee that he wag poss essed of c•i ns id erable intelligence. Having formerly fulfilled the Ole, of clerk to Mr. Barnard, a barrister, he hail, after leaving the situa tion, called upon that gentleman's bankers and obtained a blank cheque book, and from December to March he had drawn not less than five bills of rxehange, and forged the prosecutor's signature thereto. Tb, 3 offence was one of such an aggravated description that he should fail in his duty did he not pass a severe sentence, and he should, therefore, sentence him to 10 years' penal servi. tu le. FORGERY. John Child was indicted f.)r fi,rging a Lill cf exchange f )1. 271., with intent to def r aud Mr. floury Davis. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and he was sentenced to four year,' perm' servitu le. BIGAMY, Ph llip Landa alias Dodson, a soldier, was indicted for wilfully irlterinarrying wi , h &Arab Ann Gingtll, hip first wife being then mid st.li alive. Toe proeccutrix, a fashionably-dressed yourg woman, said that she married the prisoner two years ago, bt he w as a single man. He was an ar till etymen. Having Since that time she had mainly supported herself with the profits arising from her busineol, that of a dress maker. Both marring( s having been proved, The jury blind the prisrlaer guilty, an d he was een. tn.ced to two years' imprisonment. IS CONSUMPTION CURABLE 3—lnvalids and families li,bic to, or who have suffered fr.)rn the ravages o f thi, auswet tho ainsve Tice, sCCurge, WU it. ti article on Cvneutoption now publisbiug iL the Household Pkysiciun. Cootents (.4 N o . 3 C UL . Stunpion—its Origin acrd only Successful mode of Cure; The Nursery, and the Disaws of Children—Measles ; unkenness and its Diseases—Palpitation o f th e H eart , &c. Published every Saturday, price ld., by J. A. and pold F , erger, Paternoster-row ; lagyfgagento. EPSOM RACES. MALTON, Tuesday.—The fol'ovring boves left here this day fur Li>atherhad :—Target, Rose de Florence, Bird-in-the-Hand; Grwculus Esuriens, Hepatica, Four -I.aved Shamrock, Vanity, Queen Charlotte, Azim, and Manvrieff. x ipholite, Longrange, and Warlock are expected to leave on Weclae.day (this day). SERAPE'S CHARGE AGAINST 7 Tro OFFICERS.— EXTRAORDINARY MAGISTERIAL DECISIoN. On Monday two officers of the Royal Engineers at Btompton B►rracks, Chatham, named Lieut. George Mansell Collings, and Lieut. Robt. Hamil ton Vetch, were charged before the county magib trates at Rochester with having each preserved a loaded gun at George Edward Osborne, a market gardener at Gillingham, and thrt atoned to shoot him. _ . . The statements made by the proF,ecutlr in pre ferring the charge was to the effect that on the pre vious Friday aftein)on be saw the two defendants, each with a gun, in a field through which there was no thoroughfare. There were two dogs with them engaged in trailing. Prose tutor sent one o 1 his men to older them away on which Lieutenant Collings acted in a very disgusting manner, and at the same time made use of a ally expression to him. He then demanded what they meant b 3 such conduct, when they both became greatly ex cited, and flew into a violent passion, asking pro secutor what right he had to say anything to them, and threatened to shoot him if he spoke another word. They at the same time cocked their guns, which were capped, and presented them at him, repeating their threat. Fearing they would carry their threat into effect, prosecutor called for assist ance and gave them into custody, but on the con stable attempting to take them they knocked him down, and were so violent that another police constable had to be sent for, when they were both handcuffed and taken to the s'ation-house. The magistrates, without hearing any evidence in support of the complaint, and without calling on the accused for any answer to the charge, re fused to allow the prosecution to proceed, and de dined to entertain the charge against the defen dants for threatening to shoot the prosecutor. The prosecutor then stated his intention to employ counsel, and make the charge against the defen dants on the next court day, but the magistrates told him if he did so, they would not entertain it. The two officers were then charged with assault ing the constable who took them into custody whilst in the execution of his duty. The bench, how everfdeclined to receive this charge also, saying that as they had refused to allow the charge of attempt ing to shoot to be proceeded with, the constable had no right to take the accused into custody, and there fot e had exceeded his duty. The two defendants, who had been seated near the bench, then left the court. The names of the magistrates on the bench were the Rev. G. Di-tvie, J. Smith, Esq., W. M. Smith, E-q., M.jor H. Bop, and the Rev. J. J. Marshate. We aro i•<formed the whole matter is to be laid Le &To the Home Sectet,ry. DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN FORD.—Last week, during the progress of the works for the improvement of Upper Witham, the excavators laid bare the Roman ford on the Foss road from Lincoln to Newark. It is eight chains south of the Braoebridge•bridge. The floor or bed is corn posed of stone, gravel, and concrete, so very hard that al though only 20 yards long (the width of theriver) and 30 ft in breadth, the men were engaged two days before they lowered the bed 18 inches. There is every reason to sup pose that the causeway may be found on the low land le tditiw from the fotd B , ,te:l - ,ridge village. Several wood bridqesi app, ar to hive bt.en created over the Witham at different periods near the present and be tween it and the ford mentioned above a number of piles were discovered in the excavation. S everal spear heads have also been found — tw o in beaut i ful preserva tion. They are now in the possession of Mr. Pad ley, of this city, the surveyor to the Comm i ssioners of bowers. —Lincoln, Notts, and Nortli tdlond Times. 114 1 114 St. St. 124' St. 10,) 1(i) 100 100 100 WO 100 all 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all 841 5} 41 16i 17 611 60i 303 55 4 I i 91-1 i I i 1071 I 94 1 I 96 i 37i 8 7i 93i f 41 5Di 92i 31 74i 5 4 2$ 1091 9 i 8/ 9 RAILWAYS. 100 100 all 100 all 100 'lOO 54 Bnckghamsh l aydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. Nt.w Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. i Shares Do. Shares Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. De. 6 per ct Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. Shrews .& Her IS. Staffordsh iWearVal.g6pc ,Do Wilts&Somrst, Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (ised.at 501.) Brie. St Ex. 4 p, e. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4. p. c Ches. 6i Ho. 5. p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandons ip.c Dun. Pert h. & Aber.J E. Anglian Cle. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. Do. do. Ms. C p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 110. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 P. c. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. •Do. do. 4 per cent._ East Lane ash. 6 p cu. E.&W. York. J. sth , Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. ..... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. a. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 44 per cent IDo. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.of Seot.lst PIT Gt. S di W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pare. Pref. St. Gt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc Do. eon. red. 44 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per cnt. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan, & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.NTo.I D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. e. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 F. Lon. &S. 1. 7 peret. late 3d Shares Londy.dt Color. Sh. Londy.SzEnnis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cont. 111arypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4A per cent Do. do. Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Prof. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. orf k D eb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 /3. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Bony. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do j Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 IDo. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 11. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., let guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Do. do. Dobentr. St. Scot. Cont. New Prey Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. c10.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. no. 4A por cent Do. Fixed 4} p.o. Sh Do. Now 41 pr. cent S. Wales Qua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar • Stock &Dar., sp. c. IDo, do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc PREFERENCE SHARES. ii :- - 97 !100 - 102 ... - ... 6 - 64 110 - 115 IU7 - 112 114 - 117 112 - 115 130 - 135 78 - 80 Fl : iii Ll:6 -12 U 112 - 114 103 - 105 E 3 -- f 5 101- Ili 5/ - fJ 93 - 94 87 - 81 88 - 100 - IC2 , - 10:3 16 - 17 73 - 74 18 -19 i 9 - 91 13 - 146 L3B - 142 - 165 119 - 121 66 - 63 - 139 - 102 iii = 'fill 119 - 108 &3 100 11 i d - iP - 121. - 123 107 - 109 99 - 101 121 - 123 125 - 730 74 - 76 10 - 10;1 23i -- 241 10z -- 104 101 -- 103 101 - 103 15 - 17 27A - 2i 43 7 61 50 25 12 12 20 St. 12i 12i St. , 12i 25 20 St. St. 8 St. St. St. 25 10 1.0.6 St. St. St. St. BRITISH MINKS. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk. ) 11 12 20 14 British Iron . 3 4 ... 20 Condurow (Cam . brn.) 80 90 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 1 450 470 30 EAst Basset (Illogan) 1 95 100 17s Great South Tolgus 14 15 176 Mrt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 66 711 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) -- 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 66 ••• 74 7 N.W.Basset (Illogan) 106 --116 ••• ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 36 46 ... 1A Par. Cons. (St•Blaxy) 186 196 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1 . . f 16 ... 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 390 410 ... 2S. Carn Brea (Illog,n.) 36 46 . . 19 S.W. Franees(lllogn.)23o -- 740 b 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co.I 10 9 Tin Croft 36 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) . ••• 1256 V. of Towoy (Camay. ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 236 -- 21:1 241 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) .1.00 110 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 2lO 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth) 290 300 ... 56 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 5 5 3 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut) 9 10 8 I WILMa.Man (Alenht.) 45 47 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ) 1 25 FOREIGN &ElNEt:l._______ :au 7 Australlau. 1 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop, —i p li I—' 3 OW 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(6sued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada .-- 20 15 Do. St. Jona Del Rey 13 - 14 136 113 1 6 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 40 al: Cobro Copper 43 - 45 ... 16 Copiapo - 14 1 all Dun Mountain Cop •, per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna - 21 20 all General - 19 3 all Linares - 9f 5 13 Lnsitanian - 1 d 1 all Marignita - 1 1 all New Granada it - I 1 all Novean Monde - ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.Lclal.&Smlt 6 . - 7 5 1 Port Philip • - ••• 30 161 Santiago do Cuba - 2/ all United Mexican • 36 - 33 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... -- ... 25 19 ' Australian Agricult. 29 - 30 291 1 10 all !Australis. Royal Mail 1/ •- 16 10 all Berlin Water Wo r k s 36 - 4i 10 2 , Do. New his. at si. d ... - . 50 40 ißrit. American La n d ... - .. •• 100 326 Canada 135 - 110 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1156 - 116 1151 316 St. all Copper Min, of Eng. 25 - SO 25 all ;Do. Prcf. 7; p. cent. 25 - 27 5 all Crystal Palace 5 all Do . Preference - 4i 4 all Crystal Pal, of France .. 20 all Eastern Steam 3 3 /4 - ii 3.1 i St. 100 ~Electriclelog r aph - 108 1 all ; Electric Tel. of Irel . ._ i 5 all iEn.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 13 - 1 l6 1 10 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ... - . . 9 all Bur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 31 -44 20 all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lirn.) ... - ... 15 14 :Gen. Steam Navigat. . . ...... . 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond, Gen. Omnibus 21 - 31 21 3 20 10 : Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ 10 all Moditeran . Elec. Tel. 7 - 8 10 all 'Do. Extension Tele& .., - ... 10 all Mexican& S.Americn .. _ ... 23 5 , Nat. Discount Co 1 - I,i 10 6 (Netherlands Land.„, i _ii 10 all Do. Do. - 5 all Do.Bp.c.Pf.iss.at ld 2 - 26 5 3 Do. Do. -16 d 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 - 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 101 - 102 1016 1 all N. B. Australasian... i _ i 20 all Nrth.ofEnropoSteam 2 - 1 all Oriental Gas - la 1 10s. Do New Shares id 1 P 5 all Peel Hr. Ld. & Minrl. 14 2k 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 - 80 8J 50 10 Do. New . 7 - 8 p 50 all hymney Iron .... 21 - 't3 I(X) GO tip? .„1 f , t_til ;Achill 0 :19 GI. 1 all ' i.:et.a.-,:',1,'.115,5t.i 14 li St. 103 S.Aus, th.w.ti p.o.bils.l 109 111 : 1 .5 all South Austral. Laud' 35i - 356 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 True. Li:4C°. Up. Can. ._.. - - _.• 100 28 Van %emu's Land.. 13i -ft 14i 115 k 1001 99.81 rtitrb WZititon SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. BATH RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TEEEGRAPB.) SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE SOVS, ITalliford Little Gerard Amorous Boy WESTON STAKES. Sister to 1?olydore Actor:)❑ Merryman Sixteen Tao. BATH HANDICAP. 3T. Dobler 1 Tame Deer Rosa Bonheur Eleven ran. DYRHAINI PARK HANDICAP. Cotswold Shirab 2 Gourd Ten ran. ARISTOCRATIC HANDICAP Cotswold Gourd Klnuer:l-y ....... 3 Three ran. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 4 to 1 aget Fitz-Roland sto 1 aget Tt xopholite 12 to 1 agstL ,, ngran ge 16 to 1 agst Happy Land 16 to 1 aget Ancient Briton 20 to 1 agst Seri bury 20 to 1 aget Eclipse 25 to 1 agst Bea&man 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratrick's two, coupled (taken) The disputed race at Daley is awarded to Avenger. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Dalby and Worksop Road Bill was read a third titne and passed. The fallowing bills w're considered and ordered for third reading :—Carlisle, Langholin, and Hawick Rail way; London, Brighton, and South Comt R.diway. POOR-RATES (METROPOLIS) BILL. Mr. AYRTON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which is to equalise the poor-rates of the metropolis. He did not anticipate that the measure would receive any strong support from the house, as few members resitled in those parishes which came there for justice. There could be no doubt, however, that only an insig niicant minority of the rate-payers cf the metropolis were opposed to the measure, and that minority was made up of the wealth and rank of the West-end, the occupiers of offices and residences in the Inns of Court and other extra-parocbial districts. He widied the house, by giving this bill a second readinee to reaffirm the principle that whenever It was possible the area c f texition should be extended, and which was generally acknowledged by the administrators of the poor laws ; and, after the bill had been read a second time, it could be referred to a select committee to see whether there were any local circurnstancesconnected with ti,e me tropolis to justify its exemption flour the operation of hat principle. For his own Fart he was convinced that only an imaginary distinction could be drawn between the we,lth and rank of the employer in the west, and the misery and poverty of the employed in the ea , t. Both districts were areas of taxation aid according to the extent of the areas and not the number of their poor they ought to be made to contribute to ,the general support of the poor in the tne,ro oolig. The honourable and learned gentliman then quoted a number of instances showing the glowirg in consistency in the poor-rates between the East and West ends, and commented upon the irjeetice of ti.e latter te aping the benefit of industry, while the former had to support the labourer who contributed to their :uxuries. The principle was to increase large houses in St George's, Hanover-square, and alter districts at the west end at the expense of the peer , r oariehee, the richer districts re joining in the fact that by so doing they get rid of their own poor, and reduce the rates by driving them into poorer districts. Those who could best pay for the re lief of the poor were gradually relieving themselves Item the expense, whilst the poor in districts who can least bear the burthen were having it daily increased. Titat was a state of things that ought ant to oast. It seas ~ a id the change pr pissed would be a tax upon property, but that might ho said in respect of every tax. The old ladi of 40 days' living gave a settlement, at.d, W:+B that:' the case now, the rates of St. George's, hlanover-square, would be greatlf ircreased. When 12 months' living gave a settlement the rates were double what they now were. That had been altered, and immediately on the change from 12 months' living to five years' residence the rates of St. George's, Ilanover-7quare, fed to one-half. (Hear.) The poor man on 501. or 60/. a•yenr residing in the poor dis. resets paid as much as the man of 4001. or 5001. e.bo lived in some more favourer) lacality. That was 1 grievance that was loudly and justly complained o f. Petitions, signed by 60,000 or 70,000 f the middle class ratepayers . had been presented to the house claim ing an equality cf this burden. The house ouqht to attend to the appearef the people and endeavour togive them the relief they asked. Ie illustration of the distress existing in the rue ropolis the hon. and learned ge tleman re ferred to the deaths front privation. In 1848, including deaths from neelect e cola, and infants from want ef brew , t &c., 222 deaths were registered : in 1855, they amounted to 460 ; in 1856, they were 414, and in 1857, they were 416. The number of the ratepayers and she ameuelei paid by them in the returns that had been enade, did not fairly show the barthene complained of. If the number of poor persons who wei e summoned for non-payment of poor-rates were asc:itained, it would be found the burthen was much greater than was ima gined. He predicted that such a re urn would show a most etariling result, and that they were mere numerous than those who resided in the favoured parishes, and were relieved at the expense of the former. He awned the hota.e that it as unwise in them to resist this measure, and allow 500 000 able-bodied men to tedieve they were sufferin g injuet ice at th e h an d s of a' , out 500,000 nobility and g. utry in the favoured parishes, who were strong enough to laugh at their complaints and that house, and resist their appeal ter relief. There was a time when the people of Wales were not heard in that hou , e. A change had taken place in that respect, and he assured the house that the 500,000 residents in the poorer districts would sooner or later be heard in this matter. (Hear, hear.) The oily objection he had heard to the measure was that extending the area of taxation would 'end to make a new tax in the edministration of the poor (Cheers.) He contended that the bill effee`ually pro vided against that and he asked the house to read the hi 1. Any defects in the bill could be amended in coat- Mr. S. ESTCOURT complained that the speech of the hon. and learned gentleman partook of the character of a menace (Elea') hear) which generally had a tendency to defeat the olject it had in view. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. S. Estcourt) denied that that house ;anghed at the complaints of the people, and he chal lenge hon. members to state a case where that house as a body lead sacrificed a principle to save their pocket. He was anxious the bill should be introduced, from there appearing to be a prima ladle case that the hardships complained of really existed, in order that the house and different Boards of Gt.ardians interested might have an opportunity of reading its provisions. The opponents of the bill would place the law relative to the ratirg of the metropolis in the bands of an irresponsible hoard. lle complained that many (,f he irregnlaritiesc eeplained of resulted from local mi , roaragme• t. Ile considered the provisions of the bill would encourage wasteful fx• penditure in connection with the administration of the poor, and hie main objection to the bill was, that those who contributed the money for the relief of the poor would have no share whatever in its expenditure. (Hear, bear.) With regard to the general amount of reting in the metropolis, he found that in 1850 the ave• rage of the rate was ls. 6id. in the pound, whilst the average throughout E•,gland was le. 7d. 1-10th in the pound. He also found that in the metropolis the num ber relieved was 3 9-10ths in the 100, and therefore :t could not be doubted that the amount of pauperism in the metropolis, however hard it might bear on portico tar classes was less than throughout the whole of Eng land. He also found that in ISOO, the population of the metropolis was 960,000, and in 1857,had increa,ed to 2,500 000. In the course of the same time the value of rateable property in the metropolis bad trebled, viz., from 4,000,000/. to about 13,362,000/. The a mount of pmeeretes raised in themetropolis i 1803 was 45 . 7, u 3 4 , e 1. g and in 1857 it had increased to 875 0001., just d. d I 1803 the. the rates, whilst the property had trebled. amount of the poundage raised was s ee?a ar r id_ t i v, D a l. ! ( ; i 6 , it e es 1.. 6id., being not so meta on e 3 tr e bled. 1803, whilst the value of the pro right hon. gentleman then reterrtdPit.rotYtrl,;drifft;ruefucteheinptla,! :Honor) , rf ra tmg an d vo ile of th O P , g Southwark ; S.. rishea of Bet'inal-green, George's, Whitechapel ; to 1857. He said i.rrGoendil°tinsi,)3Steeney, St. Paul's., Poplar, and other parishes. uount of e h parishes were that the variations in the a not such as to call for legislation, but he thought White chapel and Sitithwark bad some reason to complain. In those parishes a question arose, whether the lab , nriae population might net mitigate them and improve to it own condition. It wee, however, said that the in' ab - tants were dependent on certain circumstances, and that the plan adopted was to employ the men by the dee d even hour, and pay them off at the end, which • ontribute greatly to t o pitaperis,n existing in thes e , That might be so, but ha thought it was too delicate question—the relation of the employer aud thB e m pl oy e —and be dealt with by legislation. The right hon. gen tleman having referred to the evils urged against the present poor law system, said that he believed the nar rowness of the area of taxation in reference to the poor bad worked beneficially for them, and he called upon the house to support the present parochial system by rejecting the bill. He moved its second reading this day six months. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BYNG supported the amei intent. Sir B. HALL opposed the bill: He considered too t of the in-qualities complained of arose from local m •• management with reference to the valuation of the pro perty and the assessments resulting therefrom. Mr. J. LOCKE (Southwark) spoke in favour of the bill. He complained of the taxation of the metropolis generally, and urged that the right hoe. gentleman (Sir B. Hall) ought to bare investigated the cut jest be fore he laid on fresh taxes by the passing of the Metropolitan Board of Works Act. He defended the course pur,ued by the bon. and learned gentleman the member fur the Tower Hamlets, and in reply t a the retort of the right hen• gentleman the President of the Poor-law Board, he reminded the house that great changes were often made under a menace, and be instanced the passing of •he Corn-laws—(,o, no)—Catholic Emancipation, etc., but he (M r . L ocke) did not s.o approve i tsn s ef e s t s h i t e i e m s, . He eas content t o rent the c none of which h a d b een disproved, and he had hop e d th a t this bill would h are been re! ad a second time, and re ferred to a select committee. The principle of equalisa tion cf rating in th e metropolis had been adopted i byth• house in passing the bill of the right h (Sir B. Hall). By that b i ll Southwark : l a ' s g t e e n ): ed m f a o r t i . Meryiebone, and the Tower Hamlets for Wee3minster and the whole cf the metropolis f or t h e benefit of the w hol e . (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Locke) contended that the came principle aepLed to an equalisation of rating for the maintenance of the poor. It was very simple to strike an average to be collected from the respective parishes within the metropolitan area. Referring to tb• pelitior s that ha I been presented in favour of and against the measure, the hornand learned gentleman said no peti tion had been presented in its favour from Marylebone, but not because Marylehone was averse to meetings. (Hear.) The names of Mr. D'lffenger and Mr. Nicholay were eo often put foreverd iu connection with meetings in that parish as showed they were not myths, and he believed the reason why a petition had not been pre sented from Maryleboee was in consequence of the use of the vestry hal being refund the inhabitants for that purpose. Mr. MILLER oljected to the second reading of the bill on the ground that it violated the principle on which taxation ought to rest, viz., givirg those who paid taxes a share in their disposal. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said be had come down to the house with tee intention of supporting the second read ing, but after what Lad been stated in the course of the debate l• di übted if anything would be gained by cut • mit . ing this measure to a select committee. He recom mended the hon. and learned gentleman not to proceed further with this de'ective measure. After some remarks from Mr. AYRTON, who said he would introduce the subject again next session, The second reading was withdrawn and the order dis• charged. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the second reading of this bill. Its object wade to reduce the fees for taking out a patent about one-half. Before 1852 it cost between 300/. and 4001., and afterwards it was reduced to its pre sent amount of 1751. Ie committee, if the Pecs were placed at too low a figure it could be altered. Sir J SHELLEY seconded the motion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said if the bill bad proposed to reduce the fees of the few officers ef the strewn he should not have opposed it. ;.Tae bill, hLweve-, coatained two prey siens, one wi:h reference to 'tee, and another, a ternp'e mode for Increasing the bueinese of patent age , te, in making worthless applications, which he thought oljectionahle. The reduction of the fees as proposed woul l cause a deficiency of 10,000/. t-, he made weal out of the Cinsoltdated Fund. A. surplus of 7,0001, Lad accrued, which it was proposed to be expended in the erect on of a suitable building on a piece of land near the S,uth Kensington Museum for the reception cf models of patent , , bonke, &c., to be opened free to artisane, which it would be necessary to keep up. All the !e is taken were paid into the Cense). lidated Fund, and regranted by Parliament for the pur poses if the Patent OEce. Too surplus wool I be re quired for the above purpose, and he did not think they could be better applied than in keeping up such an estaldi:henent. He moved the second reading cf the bill this day six menthe. After some remarks from Mr. T. Dane:3llll)e, S'r J. Shelley, and Mr. Bevill, The second reading was negatived without a division. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. Sergeant DEASY moved the second reading of this bill. Its of kot was to extend to Ireland the benefits of those measures that had been found of so much advert ;age to England and Scotland. Lord NAAS assented to the second reading of the bill. Though foe approved cf the principle be did not pie Ijo himself to its detail -. He did net, however, think the necessities in Ireland were so great for so :11 A measure as in England. Jurenee delinquency wee not so great in Ireland as in England, and he was afraid it would encourage vagrancy in Ireland, and get children into these schools. He thought it was their duty t i pre vent juvenile crime, and he re-grated to say that the prisons of Ireland were no better than echo, is for the propaga tion and dissemination of crime. (Hear.) He believed there were ample means at present in existence in Ireland for checking juvenile crime, if properly carried out. The p r i s on en t eipliee of that country required thorough in vest:gation and improvement. 11ir. BAGWELL spoke in f :yew of the measure, and defended the manner in which the Irish prisons we re regulated. Lori NAAS explained—Hia remarks referred to the want of the separate system. Mr. BAGWELL said juvenile criminals must be con fined, and he thought it was better to keep them in re formatories than in prisons. Mr. HATCHELL s upported the principle of the hill. Mr. LEFLOY also supported the bile After some ternar'es from Mr. STAPLBTON and Mr. DEASY, The bill was read a second time. STAMP DUTY ON PASSPORTS. Mr. HAMILTON obtained leave to introduce a bill to reduce the stamp duty on passports. BURIAL GROUNDS (NIETROPOLIS). Mr. H. BERKELEY moved fir an address f.r re turn of all burial grounds (listinguishing consecrated from unconsecrated) which still remain open fur irate r ment, on let Jar., 1858, within the limqs of the " Be rn!le e ithin the Metropolis Act," their (vent in area; the riutni.er of interrneeits which have taken place in each during the year 1857 ; the number of bodies buried in each grave (not being a private grave) ; and the date of closure of such as are• under any order for immediate or future closure.—Agreed to. The house adj atrneil at five o'coek. POLICE INTFILIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGILSTREE r. ATTFIIPT TO OBTAIN MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES FROM THE DuKr, or NORFOLK.—Michad Maguire, a cl rk, c f G, Warwick-road, Pimlico, was charged by Hereford, the Mendieity Society's officer, with endea vourir g to obtain money from his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, in St. James's -Fume, by false preteectit. His Grace said that he received a le ter some days signed "Michael Maguire," asking for as.istance, upon the pica that the writer had obtained chiefly by the exertion of the Rev. Mr. Cotter, a situation as booking clerk on the railw•.3 , at Wicche ter. Subsequently he saw the prisoner at his house, and he said he was the writer of the letter. He gave him tee certificates en closed in the letter, and told the prisoner if he intended to do any hing ter him, he should hear from him. The 11ev. Mr. Cotter, of St. George's, Southwark, said he was not the wri er of the letter, and that he did not know any other person of that name. In 1851 the prisoner made an application to him concerning a ritita tion as Looking clerk, at Winchester, on the railway. He saw him afterwards, and he said he had not suc ceeded. The prisoner carte to him, showed hi* his papers, and he assisted him to go t o B r i g ht on , a t th e same time giving him a letter curtaining money to de liver, which the prisoner never did. The certificate prcduced was in his handwriting, but the date it bore 1857 was not the original date, which was 1851. He had seen nothing of the prisoner for the last few years. The prisoner had used the certificate for the purpose of obtaining money by false prctenc,s of several noblemen and gentlemen. Horeford, the Mendicity officer. Ivsi,ted by Webb, took prisoner into custody, and found on the prisoner a number c f papers and letters from noblemen is which the original dates had been altered. He bad known the prisoner for six or seven years. The prisoner said he had cent a friend to Mr. C altered with the certificate bearing date 1851, to get it and he sup. g withe r hardo u s p labourer s on pt,o)sleBds7it, wasaed ditonv,e-absyhtrt:eugithetvb.r.;fkr.actti;trteeir/,. a ry ths dan and he committedl3irghans said d m f b o e r w t 138;e: mouths LLOYD'S SIIIFFING.--(This Day.l 12. —Wind this day at noon, N.w.; LONDON, May m a y 11.—Arrivad — Alexandria, (es), inosdoeurTauto,il;frpeTesoil,r.,,and cloudy, with rain. from Benares. I'LI'UOUTII, May 11 . — Wind S. — Sailod—Goneral —Wind S.E.—Arrived—justyn aewitt, for Adelaid e. from 2, t2 il L 1:401,81:11:°eWi. May Al a B y . I— Arrived—Hannab, from Swansea, for Caani.t, DUBLIN, May 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bney, from Barbadoes; Frederic, Mazogan. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived—Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Barcelona, steamer, Spau.sh Potts; Benares sud Tevoit, steamers, Alexandria ; Awn, steamer, Brazil. Sailed—Raiub9w, for CaaditT ; Ripon, steamer, Alexan dria; Medway, steamer, St. Thomas; Atalanta, steamer, Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; tide, three hours' flood II weather, cloudy, with rain. - - Arrived, llth—M argre th a , f rom E m d en ; T e l e i s , Go. ningen ; Sweeling, Groningen. Arrived, 12th—Anna Christiana, from Christiana; Me. tilde, Guernsey. Sailed, May 12—Mori.in; Star, for Anti6lla;, Lucy, Archangel; Sir John FraulC:n, New Y A-k, yrs blinder land. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. ; fresh. Passed, ➢lay 11—Queen of Hollaad, from London, for Hong Kong; Iris, London, Jersey ; Paris and London, screw steamer, London, Faris. Passed, May 12—Bankside, from Sunderland, for Ilona 1E913g. va ail P' 20 20 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 2s'd 49 81 218 19j I 141 i •; 1.03