The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

R9,ii.Way and Other Companies. EDGEWARE, HIGHGATE, AND LONDON. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held on Monday at the offices, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street ; Mr. Farquhar in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the first bill he had to sub mit for their approval was a bill to authorise the Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway Com pany to extend their railway to the town of Barnet, in Ifertfordshire. Mr. LEACH, the solicitor, read the heads of the bill. It authorised the extension of the railway from the main line at Finchley to Barnet ; the length of line would be 3 miles, and the additional share capital required was £75,000, with power to borrow a further sum of £25,000. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know when the line would be opened to Finchley. They were told at the last meeting that it was intended to take the matter into consideration, as the inhabitants in the district were anxious to see the line open for traffic. The CHAIRMAN said that since the last meeting an agreement had been come to for handing over the line to the Great Northern Railway Company, and it would depend upon that company as to when the line would be open to Finchley. The agreement would be submitted for the approval of the proprie tom next week for handing over the line to the Great Northern. Mr. J. HUGHES wished to know whether it was intended to hand over the line to the Great Northern before it was completed for traffic. The CHAIRMAN-Yes. Mr. POTTER said there was a strong desire in the district that an end should be put to the long delay in opening the lino to Finchley. Mr. BELLAMY explained that it would cost £1,500 extra to open the line to Finchley, and would only save one or two months in the time of opening the whole way. The bill was then approved. The next was a bill to authorise the Muswell hill Estate Company (Limited) to make certain railways over the estate, for giving access thereto from neighbouring railways, and to enter into arrangements for the use thereof. The SOLICITOR read the heads of the bill, which would enable the company to form junctions with the Alexandra-park branch of the Edgware, High gate, and London Railway at Muswell-hill ; the Great Eastern (Alexandra-park branch) line from Tottenham and junctions with the Great Northern at Wood-green. Also power to make working and other arrangements with those railway companies, and for the interchange of traffic on terms to be settled by arbitration. The bill was approved, and the proceedings ter minated. ROYAL SWEDISH. The traffic returns on this company's line for four months ending April 30, amounted to £4,699, and for the corresponding four months of last year to £5,054, showing a decrease of £355. It appeared that for several days in the months of February and March last the traffic on the line was entirely stopped by heavy snowstorms, which accounted for the decrease in the receipts, as compared with the corresponding period of 1865. RAILWAY BILLS. On Monday, in Lord Redesdale's Committee, House of Lords, the Bradford, Eccleshill, and Idle Bill, to raise £65,000 by shares and £21,600 by loan, to make a railway from Bradford to Idle, was passed. In Room B, House of Lords (Standing Order Committee), the London and North-Western (New Works,&e.) Bill, to raise £1,500,000 by shares and £500,000 by loan, was heard and adjourned. The following Bills were passed :—Great Yarmouth Fish Wharves and Tramways ; the Severn Junc tion, to make two branch railways ; the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (Extensions), to raise £lOO,OOO by shares and £33,300 by loan, to make four railways; the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (Additional Powers), to raise £200,000 by shares and £66,600 by loan, to make six railways ; the Great Northern (Barnet Branch Abandonment) ; the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood (Capital), to raise £200,000 by shares, and £66,000 by loan ; the Harborne, the Crofthead, and Kilnarnook Ex tension, to make two railways, the Leven and East of Fife ; and the Whitby, liedear, and Middles borough Union, to raise £250,000 by shares, and £83,300 by loan. In the House of Commons. Group IA. —The • London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, various powers (recommitted) Bill was passed. In group 3; the South-Eastern and London, Chat ham, and Dover (London, Lewes, and Brighton) Bill was again heard and adjourned. In group 14, the Midland (Ashby and Nuneaton, &c.) and the London and•North-Western and Mid land Counties Coal Fields were heard and adjourned. Group 18.—The Caledonian and Scottish North- Eastern (Amalgamation) Bill was further heard and adjourned. Group 18A.—The preamble of the Caledonian (Edinburgh Station) Bill, to raise £250,000 by shares and £83,300 by loan, was proved. The Cale donian (Corstorphine Junction) was adjourned. Group 19.—The Caledonian (Lanarkshire, &c., Branches) was heard and adjourned. PENINSUSAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVI GATION The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices, Leadenhall-street ; Mr. .1.1. Anderson in the chair. Mr. C. W. Howell, the secretary, read the re- I port, which stated that Messrs. Scott and Co., of j Greenock, having completely repaired the hull of the Columbian, and having also agreed to fit the vessel with new and more powerful machinery, the board had entered into an agreement for the repur chase of this ve sse l on f avoura bl e t erms . L oo ki ng to e necessity of maintaining the company's fleet in a thoroughly efficient condition, as well for the exe cution of the postal services as to meet the increas ing quirements of commercial traffic, the directors had purchased the following 1,284 tons, 250-horse thepowerv;ssels : The Avoca, Malacca, 1,700 tons, 300-horse power and the Sund a , 1,700 to ns , 300-horse power. All those vess e l s u w il e da ' e m a forward state, and would be completed in about two The steamtug Salida, built for the Aden station, had been completed, and left for her destination on the 19th inst. The repairs and refit of the China a n d Ceylon had been completed, and both vessels h a d been brought into active service again with Very shtisfactory results: The.Candia was receiving new bOilers and a thorough refit at Calcutta, and the Nubia was to enter upon active service on the 20th inst., after undergoing similar repairs at Bombay. The directors greatly regretted the loss of the Jeddo, from striking on the Choul Cader reef, near Bom bay, on the evening of the 2d of February last. The °Orapany's superintendent had been able to remove ma chvaluable property from the wreck ; but this fortune would probably create a charge of not less th an £ 6 the year. 0,000 on the underwriting account for The . circumstances of the case had been re estigated at Bombay, and the directors we so ryinvr Y to add that the con;mander„who had served the co mpany default for neglectiwn euthfor 16 years, had been in 01 l e I_ 4l use of the lead. The Select Committee t o l l:se of Commons for the purpose of inquiring i nto practical working of u ic and post the present system of telegraphic ors and had th a e l re c a g o d as ra ily ; raupications between this Indies was still sitting ; the att. nt e ry et responded to every request from its members informa tion relative to the operati ons of the co f" pang, and had submitted evidence tending ra ts to correct . many erroneous impressions which had obtained currency on points relating to the proper execution of the mail services, and otherwise affecting the inte - rests of the proprietors. The forthcoming report of the committee would probably contain recommenda tions for considerable changes in the existing lines, and the director's would be'ready as on former occasions to undertake, public services on terms based on an equit able considerationof the claims of the community and the interests of the shareholders. The purchase of • the vessels referred to had rendered a call of £5 on the new shares necessary, and it was not im probable a fiuther call might be required towards the end of thoyear: The operations of the half-year had been on the whole satisfactory, but, owi ng to the high and increasing prices of coals , w , , the , &c. directors were unable on the present , casion to recommend any addition to th e n u e si t i, e l -t h a a x. lf-yearly dividend of 31 per cent. , free of ieu The Cnanu in moving the adoption of the report, stated that he need not trespass on their time much more than a few moments. The Select Committee of the House of Commons had been en gaged in their inquiry relating to the telegraphic and postal communication between this country and India. The directors had given every information, a nd during his absence in Egypt the company had been well represented by their able and worthy secretary, who had prepared a clear and useful statement for the committee on the postal service, which did him a great deal of credit. He thought that some of the members had commenced the in quiry with certain views which on examination they probably found were very different to the facts. He thought the shareholders would feel very much obliged to the secretary when they saw the blue book for the clear manner in which lie had stated their case. He then adverted to the progress of certain matters in Egypt. On his recent visit to that country his reception by the Viceroy as repre senting the company was very friendly. That ex pression was not in words only, but in affording the company facilities for its business. At the port of Alexandria, which was very crowded, they had convenient premises granted them. The Pasha had given them a coal depot convenient to the railway. He had ceded a new line of railway to Suez, which was shorter than the other, and almost entirely level, over which the company would be able to send their coals at about half the present cost. At the port of Suez there was a repairing dock construct ing by French contractors for the Pasha, and would be opened in a very short time as a repairing estab lishment. The Pasha was also reclaiming a plot of ground as a landing wharf at Suez. The roads at present were about five miles from the town. Ile hoped to be able to report more at the next iiieeting on that point. He then explained the great advantages to Egypt of the present mode of succession in a direct line, so that the -Pasha was deeply interested in the prosperity of the coun try, and not as formerly, having only a life interest, and but little inducement to develope the resources of the country. Mr. HADOW seconded the motion for the adop tion of the report. Admiral COFFIN, in alluding to the loss of the Jeddo, thought the regulations of the company were not sufficiently definite and stringent. He made some suggestions for that purpose. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to those and other ob servations, said the directors had already provided in their regulatioas and instructions to commanders for every point the gallant Admiral had mentioned, and he thought the Admiralty would do well to adopt those regulations in her Majesty's service. The company had above 60 ships, and navigated about 1,500,000 miles a year. He thought they must expect something like the loss of a ship every year. They had been their own underwriters for 20 years, and the usual rate of insurance was six guineas per cent. The whole of their losses to the end of the past half-year only amount to 255. per cent., which showed on the whole how carefully their ships had been managed. Admiral HALL explained that the directors were very particular about the ships' logs in the case of any loss whatever ; the instructions with regard to using the lead and other precautions were ample, and ought never to be neglected. In reply to questions it was stated that there were constant complaints as to the Australian postal service, but under the circumstances it was carried out as well as it could be. The navigation to Aus tralia was difficult, and everything had been done to make it better. He hoped the shareholders would make a point of getting a copy of the Blue-book on the postal service, when issued, in which they would see the whole matter fully explained. The report was unanimously adopted, a dividend of 31 per cent. for the half-year ending March 31 last was declared payable on the 25th inst., and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. The thirtieth annual general meeting of the pro prietors of this bank was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. B. Hume in the chair. The report stated that the net profits of the past year contrasted favourably with those of 1864 and 1863, having amounted, after making ample provi sion for all bad and doubtful debts, to 177,877, as against £72,570 in the previous year, and £61,414 in 1863. The business for the present year was also progressing satisfactorily, and notwithstanding the financial crisis which had been so generally and se verely felt in this country, no serious losses were apprehended. The profits for the first quarter of the present year were in excess of those for the same period of last year. Out of the earnings the direc tors proposed to pay, in addition to the usual half yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, a bonus of 1 per cent., which would leave £7,877 to be carried to the " rest," and would bring that fund up to £130,571. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, explained that hitherto the public meetings of the bank had been held in their board-room in St. Helen's-place, where they 'had been for so many years ; but as their lease of those premises fell in at Lady-day last, and the landlord insisted on a very large increase of rent, and as it was impossible on those premises to make any per manently comfortable and healthy arrangement for their clerks, the bank-offices had been removed to Bishopsgate-street, where, though otherwise eligible and convenient, the board-room was not sufficiently capacious for the public meetings of the company. Henceforth, therefore, those meetings would be held at the London Tavern. He trusted that the report presented would be regarded as satisfactory, since it showed a progressive increase in their annual profits, and afforded something like an assurance of future success. In the year 1863 they had been obliged to withdraw from the " rest," or undivided profit, £lO,OOO to meet losses for which they had not before sufficiently pro vided. Last year, however, the directors were en abled to pay an additional bonus of 1 per cent., and restore £2,500 to the rest. This year they were in a position to give the same bonus, and to transfer to the rest th e b a l ance o f that £lO,OOO. (Cheers.) Since the last meeting their general manager, Mr. Paton, had visited and inspected the establishments and branches of the bank on the coast of the Pacific, and he had discharged the duty intrusted to hi m with an ability and i He h nt d elligen ce entitling him to the highest credit made the whole of the business the transacted at those estab lishments, and, after most able reports on fullym.nute examination of s every account, his reports sion of a portion of th e bank's capital justified systified the. diver roofm the East, w here they were crippl e d by a tom from l a tion, to the West, whe re t h e i r capital hadfalse a l e frees scope. i r e s e scope. Since the last meeting the direc tors h a d also gone through all the accounts with the manager from New York, who was a most intelligent officer, .and,Ao far as they could judge, the business of that branch vas goingon satisfactorily. The only subject for regret was that in Canada nothing had been done as yet to place their banking capital in a better condition. Our Canadian brethren, determined not to suffer more than was necessary by the abroga tion of the Reciprocity Treaty, had sent Commis sioners to visit the West Indies, the Central Ame rican Republics, and the Brazils, to see what arrange ments could be made between those places and the British North American Provinces, and they anti cipated that the result would be a very good direct tradethestbaetetws e , e a n nd th t o h se parts and Canada. Portions of that trade had already passed to them through of the profit and said that ...EWITT whole hoped eventually to get the . and the whole of the commission arising fro m i p t , di Mr. T 4 would in future n instead of indirectly. very po or business, and. d at banking in Canada was a he trusted that the directors the branches on directthe epa more of their attention to thought Pacific, and less to Canada. In fact, he withdrew their fang that and found some better employment for their ca Canadathe sooner they laws of Canada p r evented the ban for if the usurycaPi tal the better ; obtaining more than 6 per cent. for their money there were other quarters in which it might be ap plied with much more advantage. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors had trans ferred to the branches on the Pacific as much capital as they thought they could safely deal with at first. As they gained more experience they would increase that amount if they found profitable employment for it. The llon. G. J. GOODHUE (London, Canada West) defended Canada, and contended that it afforded a good field for the employment of as much capital as the bank had there. The motion was then agreed to, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Exclusion of Prize Ships from Neutral Ports. The disposition of most of the neutral Govern ments during modern wars is to prohibit the bring ing of naval prizes within their ports. Ships of war may enter, but vessels that they may capture are forbidden admission. It is the duty of a belli gerent, upon the capture of a prize, to send her into one of his own ports, where her status and liability can be properly determined by a prize court. But this obligation must depend somewhat on oppor tunity ; and in case of inability to get the prize into port, it has been held that the captor may destroy her. We need scarcely say that this privilege is particularly dangerous to neutral interests. If a merchant ship of a belligerent is captdred with neutral property on board, which would be released upon trial before a prize court, the commander of a ship of war may not, and usually does not, trouble himself to remove the property, even if it is clearly known to belong to a neutral. Indeed it may be impossible to do so, and if he destroys the ship, all that is in her suffers the same fate. This was experienced several times during the late rebellion. The ports of the world were closed against rebel cruisers, and they had none of their own. They therefore made short work with their prizes, and although the property of American citizens suffered in greater degree, there were severe losses endured by neutral shippers, who were consequently without any redress. This subject comes once more into notice in con sequence of the war now existing between Spain, Chili, and Peru. And we have already an instance of the manner in which shutting neutral ports against prize vessels may hereafter work. A Peruvian iron -clad, on the voyage from Brest to the Pacific, captured the Dorothea, a Spanish vessel, off the coast of Brazil ; she was taken into Rio Janeiro, but the Brazilians having, by proclamation, closed their ports against prize vessels taken by either bellige rent, she was ordered away. The Peruvian captain, therefore, took out of her the cargo, sent the Dorothea to sea, and as soon as she was beyond the limits of the Brazilian jurisdic tion, set fire to her, and she was totally destroyed. The excuse of this act was that it would have been impossible to send the ship with safety round Cape Horn, and, therefore, the difficulty was disposed of in a summary way. Now this is a precedent which will have its effect not only upon Peruvian and Spanish vessels, but also upcn the Spaniards. Captures of prize vessels made in the Pacific by the latter may all be subjected to similar treatment, the excuse being that the nearest port is in Cuba, and that the dangers of Cape Horn render the task of , sending a prize vesse l th ere i m p oss ibl e. Should the prizes taken by either belligerent have foreign property on board, not contraband of war, the chances are that it will be sacrificed ; and although there may be a right of reclamation against the nation which destroys it, such demands are subject to ruinous delays, which break up merchants and scarcely promise restitution to their children. If any one wants a proof, let him read the history of the indemnity sought from France for aggressions on American commerce over sixty years ago, and they will find it to be a narra tive of ruin to American merchants, and of hope deferred to their descendants. The only reason given for the prohibition of the entrance of prizes into neutral ports is that it will make captures more difficult, and is therefore a protection to commerce; but the assertion of the right to burn a prize vessel that cannot be conveniently taken into port, which right was extensively resorted to during the late American rebellion, nullifies all the supposed advan tages of exclusion, and shows that the rule is no benefit to the nations which promulgate it, but is rather a means of serious injury.—Anglo-American Times. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1860. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, June s.—We have a very quiet market to report both in yarn and cloth, and espe cially in shipping yarn for the Continent. In con sequenceereneat Paris buyers o fthe breaking o offf ip shof shipping y proposalsarn yarns fora gen e C r a o i n i y have held aloof to-day, and the amount of business done is reported to have been small. With regard to prices, spinners would in many cases have taken rather lower rates than they would have done yes terday. The market for yarns generally, however, is tolerably firm, most spinners being deeply under contract, and not anxious to make new engage ments. In home-trade yarns the market is firm, but with rather less businees doing. Prices, as compared with last week, are rather dearer, having advanced on Saturday and yesterday. This branch of the market closes rather quieter to-day. The news respecting the prospects of war on the Conti nent appears to have affected the cloth market fully as much as that for yarn. The gradual reac tion in the Liverpool cotton market since Saturday when the lowest price (11id. per lb.) for middling New Orleans was touched, was pretty much kept pace with here in cloth, and up to yesterday the demand for all descriptions of fabrics suitable to the India trade continued good, and prices had ad vanced from day to day. To-day, however, there seems to be a pause, in consequence .of the more threatening state of things on the Continent, and prices have slightly given way. In reviewing the cotton market, which has just now an important bearing on our own, Messrs. Ellison and Heywood, brokers, Liverpool, say : " Scarcely any change has taken place in the prospects of supply and demand during the past month, and the probable future course of the mar ket since the date of our last issue. We then looked for a progressive accumulation of stocks in this port, and a gradual decline in prices, until the one reached a million bales of all sorts, and the other fell to 12d. per lb. for middling American. Both these anticipations were realised a week ago, since which we have had to record a decided movement in the opposite direction, the stock now standing at 975,000 bales, and middling American at 13d. per lb. Practically, however, the figures remain in much the same position as they did on the Ist ult. We still adhere to our estimate of 3,710,000 bales as the probable total import into Great Britain for the present year. The American accounts at last re port a marked falling off in the receipts at the ports, but we are yet of opinion that the total im port thence into this country for the current year will reach our estimate of 1,200,000 bales. We have already received 760,000 bales, and we know of 130,000 bales more afloat, making a total of nearly 900,000 bales. It is not unlikely that the present unsettled state of finances will seriously interfere with shipments from India ; but inasmuch as the arrivals, so far this year, added to the quantity now at sea, amount to 1,400,000 bales, we think it highly p to r t o a b l a i b m l e po th rt at of ou th r e es y t e i a m r a w te il o l, f i l f , a 6 n 2 y o, t o h O in o g b , a p le r s ov a e s t t o h o e small. On the whole, therefore, our estimated supply of 3,710,000 bales of all kinds for Great Britain may be taken as a very moderate figure. Of this amount Liverpool will get about 3,450,000 bales, of which 1,830,000 bales have already ar rived, leaving 1,620,000 bales to come in during the remainder of the year." They think, however, in the event of war prices may again fall to a shilling or under for a short time. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth market of this day :—" Since last Tuesday a very large business has been done, chiefly for India, and, owing to the advance in the price of the raw material, higher rates have been obtained; we con sequently raise our quotations considerably.To,thy. however the market is not quite so active, and prices are slightly lower than the extreme rates previously obtained." CARDIFF, 4th.—The steam coal trade is still ac tive ; in fact, there are no signs of any diminution taking place in the demand, which is principally from the French and Mediterranean markets. Large quantities are sent as well to the mail packet coal ing stations. There is also an increased inquiry for Welsh steam on inland account. The local sale for house coal has has somewhat decreased, but there is no alteration in prices. Coke is in fair demand, and the shipments of patent fuel are above the average. In the iron trade business is dull, and both sellers and buyers are awaiting the result of the crisis be fore entering into any new transactions. The few orders which come in are chiefly from the markets of the United States, British North America, and the Baltic. Some contracts are in course of execu tion for the Eastern markets, but the latest advices received from that quarter are not of a hopeful character. On home account trade is at a complete stand, and no improvement is anticipated until the money-market becomes easier. In pig iron there is no change to note, and the demand for tin plates is very quiet. LEEDS, 6T m h o e rn i i n n fi g ux has been tolerably large, of goods to both the but the great bulkwas to supply o r d ers g i ven b e f ore - s this before hand. The attendance of buyers was sma ll, an d cloth-halls their wants few, so that there was not much drain upon the goods in any department. The inquiry for the finer sorts of black unions is well maintained and manufacturers are sending larger quantities to market than for some time past. Tweeds and coat ings are still in abeyance, and even those who are looking after the witneys, beavers, and other strong makes - for next season act with great caution. Su perfines and other classes of goods not before speci fied have been neglected, though cloths in the balk state may be excepted, as there has been a good run both for heavies and mediums. The foreign houses to-day were once more absentees, a telegram hav ing destroyed any hopes of a peaceful solution of the difficulties at work abroad. NOTTINGHAM, sth. —The attendance at our Ex change-hall to-day was fair, but there was not much demand for lace yarns. The demand for hosiery yarns was steady, at fully late rates. Silks rather dearer, but very little doing. For brown nets the demand was dull, and prices were unchanged. ROCHDALE, 4th.--The buyers at market were in number about the same as last week, but they manifested a still less disposition to buy on anything like a generous scale. There were some inquiries for fancy and printing goods, but not sufficient to abate the depression which has for some time existed. Plain goods are entirely out of favour, and the busi ness done in Yorkshire low woollens is quite aspoor as that done in flannels generally. Prices of manu factured goods are unchanged, for, though the de mand is slight, the value of wool has gone up since our last report. Treatment of the Sick inLondonWorkhouses On Monday Mr. R. B7Cane, a special commis sioner of the Poor-law Board, opened an inquiry at the Strand Union Workhouse on charges made against the management of the sick and infirm in that place by a person who had held the position of head-nurse there. This is the first of a series of investigations which, it is expected, will be instituted into the several workhouses, the management of which has been described by the late head-nurse in them in papers laid before the Poor law Board by the Earl of Carnarvon, for the Asso ciation for the Improvement of Metropolitan Work house Infirmaries. There were many guardians present, and Mr. Ernest Hart and Mr. J. C. Parkinson attended for the association. Matilda Breton was called and sworn. She said she was formerly head (paid) nurse at the Strand Union Workhouse, and she took charge of the sick and infirm inmates on the 21st of August last. There were 22 wards in all in her charge, and there were sick people in all of them. The classification of the sick in the house was very bad indeed—much worse than there was any need for—and the nursing of the sick and the crowding of the wards were a positive disgrace. The medicine was given at any hour or anyhow by the nurses, who were all paupers except the head nurse, and it was of no unfrequent occurrence that the medicine from a bottle given to one patient at one time was given to another at another time. The pauper nurses seemed to have the whole control over the diets of the sick, and it very frequently happened that the beer was stopped of all the sick and infirm patients, who were told that there was none in the house. This happened about once a week. Once complained to the ma tron, but such a fuss and bother was made about it —the matron scolding the patients and others who complained for complaining to the n urse—that she n ever again complained. The rat i o ns of meat, to o , the poor people said, were often short in quantity. The stimulants, as wine and spirits, ordered by the \ medical officer, were handed over to the patients themselves on the master's order. Witness on first going into the house, had administered them herself, as in other hospitals, at staled times ; but the pau pers wanted to have these things by them, and she had good reason to believe that the stimulants were given to the pauper nurses to obtain attention, sold to them, or stolen by them. Another evil connected with the house was, that able-bodied paupers were wandering over the sick wards. Not merely husbands who came to see sick wives, and wives who came to see sick husbands, but others who came to beg or buy the uneaten meals of the patients.. The patients sold their food to pay for their washing, for the washing which was done in the house by pauper laundresses was so badly done for those who did not pay for it, that the poor people would do anything rather than wear the things. Witness, whenever she saw any of these badly-washed clothes, sent them back again, and she had sent the same things back three times ; but the laundry women did not care, they seemed quite independent of the Master and matron. These women were often drunk, and they got the' drink from the nurses, so witness had good reason for be lieving, and the nutses obtained it from the patients. This had been told her by one of the laundry women who had been locked up in the receiving ward for being drunk and disorderly. The wards under wit ness's charge were very badly ventilated—in fact the atmosphere in them was so bad that she loathed the going into them. The attendance was very bad, the pauper nurses being quite unfit for their office; an instance of which she gave in the fact that on one occasion two of these nurses, both of whom were sick themselves, in endeavouring to raise a sick man, so pulled him along the bed that a portion of his skin, which had adhered to the sheet, was torn off, and a large place in his back was left bleeding. This was a bed so re f orm i ng t h roug h the man not bei n g properfy changed. He died the day after this hap pened. A great part of her time was taken up in searching ov er th e h ouse f or b e ds for the patients, who were r emove d l ong b e f ore they were well, to make room for others who were worse ; and though th e y were war d e d i n the sick ward, sick slept all over the house, down even to the receiving ward ; and when this was full some clean patients were sentintothedirtyward (the ward for , 4 di rty ,, cases). Some of th e poor sick people, after being inthe sick ward all day, had, in going to another part of the house to sleep, to cross an open yard, and this in all weathers. She instanced as the evil arising from this practice two cases, one in which a poor man who was getting well, took cold and got erysipelas ; and another, a young woman, who catching cold h a d an attack of r h euma ti sm . Th e man she had ment i oned was sent to th e f ou l ward and placed between an itch case and a man covered with sores. The doctor could not help this, as the whole house was full. Each ward had a pauper nurse and helper, and these persons were not com petent to perform their duties. She said she always found medical officers kind to their patients, and she had not found guardians unwilling to find com forts for the sick if their wants were made known to them. In the course of a long cross-examination by the commissioner it was further elicited that the nurses of the children in the house used to sell the chil dren's milk to the patients for id. a pint, and that the medical officer had had this proved to him, for he punished the women for_ doing it. In cross-examination by Mr. Ernest Hart the Witness stated that one of the pauper male nurses was dismissed or deposed from his position for tam pering with the patients' food. She was not per mitted to know the exact reason, and the nurse was succeeded by an ex-potman who had never seen a sick-ward before, and who was so infirm himself that one of the sick patients assisted him for, half the extra rations and half the emoluments, which amounted to Is. a week, the share being 6d. each. The master also cross-examined the witness, but without altering her evidence, and many of his questions the commissioner considered unnecessary. The Chairman of the guardians then asked some questions not bearing on the case, as to why the witness had not written to the guardians and in formed them. She replied that she had told a com mittee of the house and they had taken no notice. He then went on to address some observations to her of a character which a guardian considered in sulting, and said the chairman was not justified in putting, for the witness had spoken very openly. The Commissioner agreed, and said the witness had given her evidence in a very straightforward manner. The proceedings wertiothen adjourned. OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION. The New York Evening Post of a recent date contains a very interesting letter written by one of its editors who made the trip from New York to Europe by the New York and Havre Company's steamship Arago. The writer pays a high tribute to Captain Gadsden. He says : " The vessel is -unquestionably the finest seaboat that sails out of our port. While the English and French steamers go digging,' their noses in the brine, shipping tons of water whenever the waves are high, the Arago floats like a duck. With little pitching, and not much rolling, the motion causes no more internal distress to the passengers than would appeir inevitable on the ocean. In the heaviest weather she remains as dry as a bone, makes about the same speed without wind as with it, and at all times gives you a feeling of triumph over the elements. Captain Gadsden, her comman der, who is a most intelligent, accomplished, and courteous gentleman, as well as a skilful navigator, is more than worthy of his fine ship. He imposes an absolute confidence by his constant care and watchfulness, while he has brought about him in his second officers, both in the sailing and engineering departments, men of high qualities, not unlike his own. Even the cuisine does not escape his atten tion, and the living on board would compare favour ably with the best Parisian restaurants." The writer goes on to discuss the discomforts of ocean travel generally, and comments as follows on Mr. Silver's "Transatlantic-Ferry " plan " Captain Gadsden is quite dissatisfied with our American attainment in the art of ocean navigation. He says that we ought to surpass the rest of the world as much in ocean steamships as we do in our inland steamboats. While they are satisfied on the Thames, the Rhine, the Danube, the Mediterranean, and other waters of Europe, with miserable little black centipedes, that are without speed or accom modations of any sort, we have long enjoyed on the lakes, the Sound, the Mississippi, and the Hud son our magnificent floating palaces, which make twenty miles an hour, and are furnished like the best hotels. But on the ocean we have allowed other nations to equal, •if not to excel, us. We have, in fact, no Transatlantic line comparable to the Cunard for speed or safety, nor that can beat the German in regularity. The Arago and Fulton, as single ships, are not equalled, perhaps, but they compose the entire line, are somewhat slow, and make only fortnightly instead of weekly voyages. We should have a line to run every week, to make the transit in seven days, and to do it without re gard to wind or waves. These ends could be ac complished, Captain Gadsden is fully convinced by , a life-long experience, by the plan of steamers pro posed by Mr. Thomas Silver, of New York, for the execution of which a company is now forming." "The comparative proportion of the steam power of a vessel with her sectional area of resistance de termines chiefly her speed. To illustrate the case more clearly, statistics of the two following steamers are given, in connection with the estimate of the speed as per area of resistance and power of the proposed vessels. Area of Mid. Nominal Speed in Steamers. Section. Horse p'r. miles. Persia Great Eastern Transatlantic Company's . new steamers 930 2,500 18* * Equivalent to a passage in seven days. " These are average performances of the Great Eastern and Persia, the latter crossing in ten and a half days, consuming fourteen hundred tons of coal, while the former consumes twenty-eight hundred tons in the same time. This gives the following remarkable result, viz. : Each horse-power of the larger vessel costs 1.8 tons of coal and drives nine tons across the Atlantic, while each horse-power of the smaller vessel costs 1.55 tons of coal, and drives only three and a-half tons the same distance at the same speed. This exhibit demonstrates the advan tage of running large steamers, where there is such an abundant employment for them as exists between America and Europe." It is estimated that the economical running ex penses Qf the proposed vessels will leave an annual balance of over fifty per cent. on the cost of a vessel (supposing that cost to be $1,500,000), as ~follows : RECEIPTS PER PASSAGE. 1,500 tons freight (one third carrying capa city) $lO 750 Passengers (one-third — carrying capa city) $50.. 37,500 Restauration and Wine department Mails, Specie, &c. Total EXPENSES PER PASSAGE. 2,500 tons coal, $lO (Bristol price weuld be only 10s". to 12s. sterling) All other expenses on board (the ship's supplies, expenses of stewards, &c., being in account current of restaurant department) . 5,000 Shore expenses 3,000 Wear and tear, insurance, &c., say per .._ ........ passage - 10,000 $43,000 Profit per passage 542,000 Or an annual profit on twenty passages, allow ing two months to lay by Or one year's profit on four ships, costing $6,000,000 3,360,000 Select Committee on Theatrical Licences and Regulations. The following document has been given in evi dence before this committee, from the Lord Cham berlain's office, vesting in the Examiner of Plays authority to act as Inspector of Theatres - : The Lord Chamberlain, in order to secure greater effi ciency to the officer of Examiner of Plays, has desired it be communicated to that officer, and to be registered in the books of the Loid Chamberlain's office :—First—That the Reader of Plays shall reside in London, for the greater facility of communication with the Lord Chamberlain, and with the managers of theatres, as well as for the general efficient performance of his duties ; and that he shall at tend at the Lord Chamberlain's office at least once a week to examine the play-bills of all the metropolitan theatres, so as to satisfy himself that no theatrical pieces are an nounced contrary to the Lord Chamberlain's decision. 2d. That the Reader shall att en d p er sonally •at theatres or saloons in any case when hpportant alterations have been made in plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for licence, or whenever any report has been made of impro priety, either in a drama itself, or the mode of placing it on the stage; it being the opinion of the Lord Chamberlain that the duty of Examiner is not only to read plays sub mitted for licence and advise him thereon, but that he is responsible to himfor seeing that the play when acted cor responds in every respect with the play as licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. 3d. That as the Lord Chamberlain's attention has been directed during the last few years to the improvement of the theatres, especially as regards a proper space being afforded to the public, not only in the boxes, but more particularly in the pit and the galleries, with a view of insuring by such arrangements increased comfort, order, and decency, and also as regards the more perfect system of lighting and ventilation, security from fire, and an easy ingress and egress in the case of a sudden panic, he wishes the attention of the Reader of the Plays to be particularly directed to these points, and to consider it his duty (with the assistance of a profes sional surveyor) annually, or should it be deemed neces sary more frequently, to report to the Lord Chamberlain ' the state of progress which is made in these respects, and to offer any suggestions which may advance the objects the Lord Chamberlain has in view. By order of the Lord Chamberlain. (Signed) NORMAN. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills —Momentous In quiry.—Surrounded as we are by exciting causes of dis ease, it becomes our duty to seek some means of expelling impurities from the body or rendering them harmless. Professor Holloway has discovered a medicine capable of effecting this all-important point and has generously placed it within tho reach of the poorest. His pills guard the con stituents of the blood, which, when contaminated or de stroyed, permits fevers, inflammations, and other maladies to run riot through and undermine the system or consign their victims to untimely tombs. In malarious districts and unhealthy towns these pills, after silently proving themselves the best protectors against fevers, &c., hays, within the last few years been adopted by the profession and public. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TlMES.—llaily, almost hourly, the chances of peace fade away. it is now known in every part of Europe that the neutral Powers have relinquished in despair the exertions they have made during the last mouth, and that the peace of Europe is now committed to the moderation of Italy, the conciliatory spirit of Austria, and the fairness of the Prussian Govern ment. Mr. Gladstone has announced in the House of Commons that the Government has received the Austrian despatch in answer to the invitation to the Conference, and that the substance of it is that she required beforehand an assurance from all the powers which were to take part in it that they would be ready.to renounce the pursuit of any special or par ticular interest to the detriment of the general tran quillity.' This was further explained to mean that it was indispensable they should be agreed beforehand to exclude from the deliberations of the Conference anything that would tend to give to any of the States invited and attending at that meeting any territorial augmentation or increase of power. It is also an nounced that the English and Russian Governments agreed with that of France that this amounted to a re fusal of the Conference, in consequence of which deci sion it will not be held. Following upon this im portant political act come rumours of military move ments. The convocation of the Holstein States by Gen. Gablenz is looked upon by Prussia as an act of direct provocation. The Nord-Deutsche Zeitung says , : that the Austrian declaration to the Diet is little calculated to strengthen the peaceful hopes which the plan of a conference had raised. The convocation of the States " as a political measure cannot be regarded otherwise than as b. glaring vio lation of treaties, an attack on the sovereign rights of Prussia, which Prussia would feel absolutely com pelled to resist should an attempt be made to en force it." A commentary:on the above declaration is the order of the Prussian Government to re-enter Holstein, on the ground that the Convention of Gastein is at an end. The General is not ordered to attack the Austrians, but only to assert the right of a joint occupation, by placing his troops in sta tions where there are none belonging to the other occupying Power. Yet Austria is so well aware that this armed inactivity cannot long endure that orders have been given to be in readiness for a re treat. In Holstein, of course, a speedy and not un important victory awaits the Prussians. They can, as soon as the first blow is struck, make themselves masters of the territory which is the cause of the war, and carry out at once their policy of annexa tion. Should the sword be drawn, it is from the Elbe Duchies that we shall probably hear of the first serious events of the war. But the contest in this quarter cannot compare in importance with that which is impending on the frontier of the two monarchies. At any moment the Austrians may burst into Silesia. This province is said to be more Prussian than Berlin. The war policy of the Minis ter is supported at Breslau, for its inhabitants are excited to the highest degree againat the enemy who threatens them. A hundred years of annexation to the Northern Government have eradicated all affec tion for the Imperial House. They are for war with Austria, and for national aggrandizement by the seizure of the Duchies. They will possibly have ample opportunity of showing their loyalty and their courage. It is not unlikely that the first great move of:Austria will be an attempt to possess herself of this province. It would almost seem to be the prize of the conqueror in the coming campaign, and it can hardly be doubted that the temptation to: strike a blow in this quarter has had much to do with Aus tria's rejection of the Conference. The Emperor has been probably led to look for compensation in the province that was wrested from his House in the last century. This is to counterbalance Hol stein—to make up for Venetia, if Venetia should be lost. Here Prussia must defend herself, for there is no one to help her. Even if she bad a Western ally, he could not penetrate into the heart of Europe. The only aid must come from Russia, and the Czar is now quite indisposed to take up arms on the side of the Northern Power. If Prussia seizes Holstein, it is, therefore, not unlikely that Austria will at once cross the frontier. The Emperor is naturally , desirous to show his strength, and to gain reputa tion at the outset by a decided success. Whether Benedek will advance through Saxony on Berlin, or content himself with a provincial campaign for the conquest of Silesia itself, the first few days of the war must determine. But in either case all the re sources of the Prussian Monarchy must be called forth in order to enable it to make head against its late ally. The Prussian people, however, appear to be as much against the war as ever. We yesterday pub lished the Address of the Berlin Central Conservative Election Committee, which is the programme'of the party for the coming elections. A short time since, it will be remembered, the Government dissolved the Legislature, which - had so much opposed them, believing that in the excitement caused by impend ing war the people would rally round the Throne, even though Count Bismark stood beside it. Ac cording to the most trustworthy accounts, these ex pectations have not been realised. From every part of the country, except Silesia, there are protests against the war. The great mercantile and manu facturing towns especially have denounced the Mi nisteriarpolicy, which they look upon as unnatural towards brother Germans, and dangerous to the monarchy and the common country. In addition to this political opposition there is another, perhaps stronger, which arises from the hardships inflicted on all classes by the conscription. A militia will fight willingly to rescue the country from actual danger, but it will always be opposed to political and Jiing-made wars. The Prussians have of late years made great advances in industry and material wealth ; the young men who swell the ranks of the army have been better employed, and discontent has in some districts almost taken the form of re sistance. This disposition of his subjects has had so great an effect on the mind of the King that even the word " abdication" has been sometimes whispered, But it must not be concluded that be cause this has been the temper of the people they will patiently submit to Austria. All experience proves that the first blows in a strife between na tions rouse a war spirit which soon overcomes the previous discontent or indifference. The presence of Hungarians and Croats on Prussian soil will probably change the whole face of the national poli tics, and do more for the Conservative party than all their electioneering tactics. The people have sympathised with the Austrian policy, but they do not the less hate and dread the Austrian armies. The King of Prussia is now about to set out for head-quarters, and it may be that in a few days he will have under his command an enthusiastic as well as a braVe and efficient army. In the mean time the belligerent Powers are beginning to feel some of the worst evils of war before the sword is drawn. An imperial rescript has been published imposing a loan of twelve millions of florins on Venetia. The unhappy inhabitants of the province are ordered to contribute their share to meet " the extraordinary financial wants of the State. In order that the loan may be more easily raised the communes are authorised to dispose of or to pledge their moveable and real properties, to raise loans, and to add surtaxes upon direct charges without further authority." This is only a sample of what is going on everywhere. It is possible to doubt that this will be a brilliant war, or a successful war, or a bloody war, but it is most certain to be beyond all precedent a costly war. If the wealth of nations has increased, the expense of armaments has in creased iu a still greater ratio, and the belligerent States must purchase military' glory at the cost ,of financial ruin. POST.—The Government, "guided by the de mands of public interests and the circumstances of the time," will doubtless yield to the opinion ex pressed by the House of Commons and ratified by the country. When; as Earl Grosvenor says, a bad bill is added to an unsatisfactory measure, it is easy to see what the result must be, and the advice which he invited her Majesty's Ministers to consider ap proves itself. It was offered in a friendly spirit, but with unmistakable firmness, and in plain and forcible language. The feeling against attempti ng to settle the Reform question this session is reason able, based upon sound judgment and solid convic tions. As a matter of fact, too, it is evident that no proper settlement is immediately possibl e , an d the sooner this admission is made the better. It would be mischievous as well as idle to protract and envenom a controversy which cannot be concluded. The Government must be awa re th a t th e measures they have joined together are indi v i s ibl e, t h at t h e i r responsibility covers the whole scheme, and that they are not entitled to take one half under their wings and leave the other to the protection of the House of Commons. They might have refused to produce the Re - distribution Bill, but, having pro duced it, they are bound to take charge of it. The reduction of, the franchise—the measure of its re duction, assuming the principle to be recognised-- depends very rA uc h on th e , redistribution of the seats, and still more on the boundaries of the boroughs, and the - house would not be justified in assenting to an arrangement which has been sus piciously Auggested. Even if the seats and the boundaries could be adjusted so as to balance a £7 suffrage, the revision of the representative system upon such a contract would be discreditable to all the parties concerned. Compromise and conces sion may be right and expedient on certain well understood conditions, and it is in conf orm i ty with those conditions that Ministers are now expected to withdraw and reconsider their mea sure. They know whether they can bring for ward a Reform Bill which will pass ; that is to say, apprehending the requirement, it i s f or them to de cide if they are able to meet it. If _they are, their course is clear ; and, on the o th er h and, if they are not prepared to act upon the instruction of public , re opinion, the path of duty is always open. But the is no middle way. The end that cannot be arrived at fairly and legitimately is inaccessible. Any re ference to Ministerial pledges must be regarded as. wholly irrelevant to the issue. The Government iS the guardian of its own honour; but its nation al obligations can only be fulfilled through the confi dence of Parliament. It was appa ren t even in t he tone of the debate on Monday night that the house was not disposed to entertain the subject in its Pr e " sent shape. Lord J. Manners invoked sentiments which are deep rooted in the heart of the nation; Earl Grosvenor spoke to the point practically ana sincerely. Mr. Osborne was lively, as he always o when other people are distressed. Mr. Coleridge mig ht , A have been more effective if he had discreetly avoi ded Mr. Lowe's arguments. Mr. Disraeli was com pelled to notice the manifest impropriety of a )din's' ter of the Crown assuming that "the peroration 9 a Parliamentary speech must necessarily consist iu scolding one's opponents," and he opportunely claimed some consideration for the landed interest., with its ten millions of population. But the la ss)" . tude which could not be dissembled proved, prOCO were wanting, that the patience of the House was exhausted. It was almost too weary to be irritable , and, indeed, it was only in his last words that the Chancellor•of the Exchequer gave Mr. Disraeli the opportunity which he did not fail to use. Mr. Glad stone, however, took occasion to explain the leading principles of the two measures which he was press ing ° into committee. The principles of the FraY,Fh, i i , s , Bill are, he says, to complete the provisions 0 1 b's" law which enfranchised the £lO voters, and to tend the franchise downwards. Mr. Lowe and P'; ‘ , Hugh Cairns woula have been only too happy deal with this definition, which is of course totally irreconcilable with the theory of the Attorney'..Gen ral, inasmuch as it assumes—on what, ground it is difficult to conceive—that the £7 franchise is t he completion of the £lO franchise, and, consequen t -0 in the view of the Government, the extreme limit °f : the downward-extension. For although Mr. Gl ad ' stone divides the principle, the division would ap pear to be mere rhetorical redundancy ; and, mer e ; over, if the provisions of the Reform Act in resp en to the borough franchise would'be 'completed by reduction to £7, it is remarkable that. Lord Joel Russell should have proposed to reduce'it to £ s ,,,a m e to £6. Then, as regards the Redistribution Pow', the Chancellor of the. Exchequer says its principle ° are to curtail the small borough repr esentatio t by the removal, in whatever manner may be thoug n s best, of some fifty members, more or less—it l e not necessary to adhere to the particular fig n .fd —and to distribute the seats among great growing communities ; which means, it may t presumed, that disfranchisement, or curtail ne n i; as Mr. Gladstone calls it, is the print% of the measure, but that the House may modilY,; l by substituting fifteen for fifty. Parliament vrt; probably hesitate to accept the responsibility n framing a Reform Bill on these terms, and, a t 7; events, the proposition is conclusive in the e n f, sense the House of Commons would li s t en to it 0 : 0 Monday. However it may be inclined to reit the Government, the House is not ready to tun; take such a task on the 7th of June. It is 101 4 0 all an equitable apportionment of the work : r -` - , Ministry object to look at their measure in its I , e e i tirety ; they shrink from the fusion to which t-",„ consented, and bestow all their concern on the iT e sorbed Franchise Bill. If the House will adopt t! . , 4 '_ £7 suffrage it may fling the grouping overbon distribute the seats, revise the boundaries, de _. ll :i some means of checking electoral corruption,‘ in short, do in all respects much what seems _fmh in its own eyes. Mr. Gladstone has not said this 1 so many words, but he has led the House to unde r c i stand that grouping is not a "vital principle' „ 0 has stated explicitly that the readjustment of boundaries would have to be argued in commit i t .o c ij and that the subject of redistribution should be n: Lie open for discussion. The leaseholding clauses the Government will itself review, but, for the r,: h ; always excepting the franchise question, it is in L a i hands of the House. Now, this might 3e very 0 if the House had demanded a Reform Bill, but 1 it altogether another thing when one is forced uP, e ,f l ha i and, in their own interest, it is to be hoPeci i _,,.. Ministers will not further trespass on the for t auce which has been extended to them. It ranst' flic observed that they are not only wasting public by vain procrastination, but are aggravating V s n r o t cions it may be hard to overcome, and which, at at once abated, can scarcely fail to stand in tue j or . of any Reform Bill they may hereafter bring ward. Mr. Gladstone eloquently described the c o s ditions on which the Reformers of 1832 had to on o der the revision of the representation, and argued fr ,, t . the success of their experiment in favour of rePc' es, ing it now, under more auspicious circuinst 3e , c rn i and with a precedent to guide us. But the Itelc 6 ps Bill of 1832 stood upon real andpalpable griev alle b - .? There were the nomination boroughs, the syste ol ';,4 which an individual exercised an undue influenc e the election ; there was gross general corruP t lh - ; not only in small but also in large places ; ns greatest and most important manufacturing t es° 4ll were unrepresented ; the franchise was unalto distributed; and the expenditure in elections ) r e d, enorous. To these defects rem edies were aPPO and' it cannot fail to be remar k e d th a t w ith the tiro evils which remain u nm iti gate d , if not i ncr eased: b t, Government did not propose to deal. It W i f e , therefore, have been more to the purpose if, in of illustrating a theory, Mr. Gladstone had a dd a r - e, some substantial reason for introducing a n 1e ., 3 0 - 1114 that, in the opinion of competent persons, ",„ral - add to the expenses of elections and extendelee'''' venality, COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS--TUESDAY tine l3t l The telegram a nnounc i ng th a t th e proposed COu;sooco conference w ill no t t a k e p l ace, h as caused some e o" in the trade to-day, and wheat is held for is to 20 I ) ,,; ro ieV more money. A steady sale fo r o th er ar ti c les at '- prices. MARKET HARBOROUGH.—TIEsDA 4 • o f til tl A stsady trade in wheat ,at about the quotations 36 previous week. Barley almost nominal at late Old white wheat, 52s to 56s ; new red, 44s to 5 v 5 30 0 ," stone. Barley, fine, —s ; other kinds, 28s to 38$ fA r o, 0 1 0 1 Oats, new, 22s to 30s ; old, 28s to 32s per qr. B eans ' 30s to 335; new, 42s to 46s par qr. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. 04 We had a fair attendance at our mar ket to - nl'e . there was .a moderate business in wheat at rather / 00 prices. Flour firm at 6d to is per sack dearer. 14 01; corn in good demand, but at 3d per q r . d e cline since q uie t ' Oatmeal steady. Oats unchanged. Beans and Po' Barley cheaper. • MELTON MOWBRAY.—TuEsDAY• fier, Cf 4 There was not much wheat on offer, and sainf a r steadily disposed of at late rates. B ar ley noinina.;tidil e and beans were in good request, a nd fully 211111 e , their value. 36 Stan t White wheat, 53s to 56s ; red, 46s to 50s per,. BOS P e t , Barley for malting, 36s t o 39 s p er qr; f ee d, 30s o r 24S 30 stone. -Oats, old, 28s to 345; new, 22s to 3 0 s P O Beans, old, 50s to 53s ; new, 44s to 48s per qr. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. A 4 0 1 °5 A fair-supply of wheat, and th e d eman d prolre," , o 9 , able. No malting barley ; gr i n di ng sorts were linav',oo 4 ' unchanged in value. Oat s were so ld a t a dvancing ' Beans in healthy demand. 6 3 18i 6i Red wheat, per l oa d o f 3 i mp. b ushels 17 0 0— A gil ,i - • 4 u`" White do New red ' do ::::1 98 04 tp l .o ii:i do ....16. od 200 0 New white do Beans do d d o o : .... : !8s O d 1 9 ° oi vs Od 403 t o Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr 348 Od 4, , 35 0 Maitiug barley, Co sss Od vs 0 Oats, do 27s Od F10ur....1s bd to 23 Od per 141 b, • vaiNsBoRouGH—TuEsDAY. ~e ou pt ° Our corn exchange to-day w as no t very larg e 'JbaPef k io' with wheat. Millers and factors w ere s l o w Pli f f i c o l r, to any lots, and the ra t es o f l ast week were e j, n i p , tained— white wheat, 53s to 54s ; red and ral' ora all° 51s per 36 stone. Other kinds of grain were in ply, it and met w ith a goo d i nquiry at full price t o Births. ALLINGHAM—On the sth inst. at at 36, FinsburY44l 06 wife of Wm. Alli ng h am , o l a son. prouse °l DURHAM—On the 3d inst., at 6, Cromwell --- Countess of Durham, of a son. 0 10 t, PORTAL—On . the 4th inst., at Laverstoke I.ollB' talt the Lady Charlotte Portal, of a daughter. d o/0- JONES—On the 4th inst., at 3, North-terrace, Nan the wife of H. E. Jones, Esq., C.E., of a sou' i' , s Marriages. lio ~, f ,. 0 , _, 0 19/ SANDERS—SYNGE—On the sth in s t., at St. t-lre ° '' Tel"',4" over-square, Arthur Sanders, Esq , of the ui /l er At o,,._ Isa bella , t b a sti" and 27, Norfolk-square, Hyde-pi:rk to ter of the late John Synge, - Esq., of f Ulau vicire 00 0 county Wicklow, Ireland. " 2' .. , o er, e r WILLIAMS—OGILVY—On the 2d • Hubert 13 " - Se' lli- ' of the Rev. T. WilliamM.A.nst., of Burno w, os o , set, to Mary, second daughter vicar f c ge late CQ L 13. of Tannadico, Forfarshire, N.B. Ot CLARK—On the 2d inst., D a e t a La thS ng . haugh , a ''' Al-"11ie1°1 ..,4 14. 0 1 Rear-Admiral William Clark. 741 acne - DAvisoN—On the 3d inst., at 2, UPP er A — 6 8 6. ~.001 14 Margate, W. Davison, Esq., of Bath, ag-ci n_ Ni r • ' GRAHAM—On the 3d inst., at Brighton , ---- if. gl y Esq., of Grove-lane, Camberwell, aged 62. Esse%, HARDCASTLE—On the 4th inst., at Loytoni RP' J. Hardcastle, aged 37. ear W ge ' JELLICORSE—On the 2d inst., at Chase near J. ,i, Ile John Jellicorse, Esq., aged 65. . ;11 _ SOO PAGET—On the 4th inst., at Oral:MOTO ..-6 , - --, r. A J3OT 6 M. Paget, Esq., aged 74. -row , ' SMITH--On the 4th inst., at 5, Morniugtou Smith, Esq., aged 46. - - - 4 0 ' 9 4 0. -- Lo o n f d N o o n . :- 1 P 1 2 11 , Strand, in the Precinct of the ScoreY, in n s te t d ra an n t prunibnlitearh,eadtbyTVl.lLBLt:Ootat-,0:00•0: pi Idlddleges.—Wednesday, June 6, 1866', ht t ons ed The Ao 44 11 11 1 I t _ 11 C il C 4 Oa 41