The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at four o'clock. THE HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE (No. 2) BILL. Lord REDESDALE moved the third reading of this bill, and it was passed. NATIONAL DEBT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE BILL. The House again went into Committee upon this Bill. Tho ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY said that, as far as he was concerned, he accepted the amendment of the Noble Earl. Earl GREY was understood to say that the objection wiLich ho offered to the bill as it formerly stood was the clanbes that regulated the suffragan or assistant bishops, and he considered that by amendment those were removed. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said "one" instead of "one or more persons." The EARL of DEVON said that he thought the Noble Earl opposite had provided an excellent amendment, and be quite concurred with him as to the clause that ho had produced with regard to the assistant; that he had used a very wise discretion, and one beneficial to the public. Several other technical objections were made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and remarks from the Bishops of Oxford, London, and Peterborough as to the fact that the assistant bishops might be selected from any clergy man, -whether they held a positional dignitaries in the dio cese or not, and objection to that being made on the ground that a dean, canon, or archdeacon acting as an assistant bishop would retain his position in the diocese, while the simple clergyman would relapse from the same position to be a simple clergyman again, but it also being urged that a bishop would be sure to select somo dignitary of the diocese, the bill passed through com mittee. STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Statute Law Revision Bill, the object of which ho stated was merely to continue the work of revising the statute law. The bill was read a second time. The Public Libraries (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill was also read a second time, and several other bills having been advanced a stage, the house adjourned at 5 minutes past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. Tho house went into committee on this bill. The discussion was resumed upon the proposal to adopt the following reconstruction of the 35th clause : —" Where any occupier of a dwelling-hou33 or other tenement for which the owner at the time of the passing of this act is rated, or is liable to be rated, would be entitled to be registered as occupier in pursuance of this act, at the first registration of Parlia mentary voters to be made after the passing of this act, if be had been rated to the poor rate for the whole of the re quired period, such occupier shall, notwithstanding be may not have been rated prior to the 29th September, 1867, as an ordinary occupier, be entitled to be registered subject to the following conditions : first that he has been duly rated as an ordinary occupier to all poor rates, in re spect of the premises, after the liability of the owner to be rated to the poor rate has ceased under the provi sions of this act ; second, that he has before the 20th July, 1863, paid all poor rates which have become payable from him as an ordinary occupier in respect to the premises up to the preceding sth day of January, together with all the arrears of poor rates, if any, due from the owner before his liability to be rated c3ased as hetein- before mentioned." Mr. DENMAN objected to the insertion of the date, viz , 20th July, 1863 ; he thought the matter should be left open. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho could not agree with the hon. and learned gentleman. It was desirable that the measure should be a complete one, and he hoped the house would adopt the clause as it stood. Mr. GLADSTONE thought the matter very important. There was an amendment, however, previous to it which he thought it desirable should be made in the last proviso, and that was to introducJ the words "or shall have been demanded" after the word " payable" in the last proviso. With respect to the slate in the clause he thought it would be desirable to insert instead of that the words " the day appointed by the act," because the matter of dissolution was connected with it. Ha thought that if the 20th of July was fixed the act would not COMIC into operation until December, 1868, or possibly January, 1869. ID therefore moved the omission of the words 20th of July, 1868, in order to inse:t the words, "the day appointed by the act." ' " Mr. GOLONEY thought it best to allow the date to stand. The proposal of the right hon. gentleman would entail another discussion on the motion at another and later part of the deliberation. The first part of the amendment was agreed to, but that relating to the date 20th January w ts withdrawn, after an intimation from the Government bench that the date was not inserted as a positive and unalterable one. Mr. MONK thought the words after the sth of January should be omitted. If they were retained the tenant would be liable for the payment of arrears, however far back. The CIINNCELLOR of the EXCIINUER thought the objection to the words well founded, and therefore ho would agree to their being struck out, and the clause end ing with the words "sth of January." Mr. P. SCROPE, who had an amendment on the paper, thought that would be the proper time to bring it forward. The amendment or addition to the clause was as follows: "Provided that no person, whether owner or occupier of a dwelling house within any Parliamentary borough the rateable value of which shall be less than £l, be hereafter rated to the relief of the poor in respect of such dwelling house." _ _ _ . . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would not be in accordance with order for the hon. gentle man to proceed with the amendment at present. The CHAIRMAN having ruled that it was quite in ac cordance with order for the hon. gentleman to proceed, Mr. P. SCROPE then moved his provision, and said. that the present time was the first that 11'3 had brought the subject under the consideration of the house. He had done so iu 1858, but the matter was looked upon with distaste; but that circumstance had not at all daunted the interest ho felt in tha matter. In nearly all taxation acts certain exemptions were male, as in the income act no person was taken whose income did not exceed £lOO. He could cite various other cases in which exemptions were made on account of the poverty of tide person liable to the taxa tion ; and that being so in many instances, he did not see why the usual reservation be exempted or ignored in the act un.ler di,•cussion. Mr. lIIBLIERT opposed the proposition, as ho look upon it as an attempt to limit the fr,tnchisf.,. Under these circumstances ha should vote against the hon. member. Viscount CRANBORNE said he should support the proposition, although he should have much preferred that the hon. member had fixed the amount at £1 higher, and then ho could have adopted the proposal of the hon. member for Finsbury. The line was cut short in the in come-tax at £100; it was cut short at £2O, and yet it was proposed to go to the very bottom of the line in respect to the qualification for the franchise. Mr. HENLEY hoped the house would reject the pro posal, especially as there bad been a very general objec tion to have any hard and fast line in the bill. (hear, hear.) lie did not think that the refusing to adopt the proposition would lead to the increase of corrupt practices at elections. Mr. GREGORY thought the house had fixed a hardand fast line last night, when they set the qualification for the county franchise at £l2. He had, however, a proposition which he thought preferable to that of the hon. member for Stroud, which he should be quite prepared to bring forward at the proper time. Ho, how ever, would take the opportunity of saying he should have no objection to alter his amendment so as to throw the payment of the whole of the taxes below .£1 upon the landlord. Mr. HUBBARD supported the proposition of the mem ber for Stroud. Mr. BRIGHT thought it was rather late to discuss matters connected with the borough franchise. In the year 1853 he (Mr. Bright) addressed numerous meetings in the principal towns on the subject of Reform, and it would perhaps be an interesting fact for hon. gentlemen opposite to know that, with regard to the borough franchise, the proposition in the bill brought forward by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer was precisely that which he then recommended. (Rear, hear, and laughter.) He held in his hand a copy of the bill, which he brought forward at the time, and from which it would ho seen tint with respect to the occupiers of dwel ling-houses, those persons excused from pnyment of rates on the ground of poverty, and those who paid their rates by the 20th of July—(hear, hear) —the bill of the right hen. gentleman entirely corresponded. Her Maj,sty's (iworunp,nt hri l brought I)rsvn - ra a bill which the extrenu!st ineamita with releeet he borough • franchke thit ho ever remembered either in punt; or in private, and therefore he considered it would be ungrateful and unhandsome if he were to say anything against it or to withdraw his support from them. (Laughter, and cries of " Hear, bear.") He could not approve of the proposition of the hon. member for Stroud, because he looked upon it as ono that would restrict the franchise. The change of opinions of hen. gentlemen opposite that had taken place during the last twelve months would be looked upon as marvels of the times. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) It had been advantageous to them, and it would be advantageous to the country. They had done a great and good thing, and he thanked them from the bottom of his heart for the conclusion at which they had arrived. (Hoar, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman the member for I.l:riningham had just favoured the house with one of those speeches remarkable for its incoherent conciliation. (Laughter.) Ho stated that they had changed their opinions since last year. (Loud and derisive cheers from the Opposition.) The party then in power brought forward a plan for the reconstruction of that house. (Hear, hear.) They on that side of the house thought it was im perfect ; they opposed it, and now they brought forward that measure with which they had been called upon to proceed, and which contained characteristics which the other did not possess. (Hear, hear.) If the proposal of the honourable member for Stroh(' was agreed to it would shake and disturb everything that had been already sottLed. (Hear, hear.) It W.l 3 an attempt to undo by a sidewind what was against the spirit of their legislation, and therefore its object would be to weaken the provisions of the bill. Mr. GLADSTONE strongly criticised the course the Government had pursued with respect to the bill, and said, in his opinion, tho framework of the bill upon which they were then engaged was consistent with the acts of her Ma jesty's Government on former occasions ([Tear, bear.) The right hon. gentleman then referred to the changes that had taken place in the Cabinet since the subject of Reform had been under consideration, and contended that consistency, as far as the majority of the Cabinet was concerned, evidently had been at a discount. Ile agreed with the hon. member for Birmingham, and for these reasons. He thought it would unsettle and en danger a measure which promised to be the greatest public benefit that had been accomplished for a long time. Mr. P. SCROPE sail after the debate that had taken place ho would withdraw his amendment. Tho groat cause of non-success appeared to him to be that he was too late. The amendment was then by leave withdrawn. Mr. GREGORY said after what had taken place ho should not bring forward his amendment.. The committee then proceeded to consider clause 5, which embraced the educational franchise. _ _ _ An amendment was brought forward by Mr. POWELL entitling the holder of a certificate of having passed a local examination to the privilege of voting. Mr. BO U VERIE altogether disapproved of the amend ment in the strongest manner. lie did not think that Parliament would delegate the power of granting votes to one or two gentlemen, however respectable, who might be deputed by any university to conduct the local examina tion of school boys, and in the event of their coming up to the mark, giving them a certificate which was to confer the privilege of voting for a member of Parliament for life. The hon. and learned member for Richmond (Sir IL Palmer) intended to take the sense of the house on the whole clause, therefore he :thou,seht it wouli be hater to come to some conclusion whether the clause should remain in the bill below they went into a long discussion as to its provisions. Mr. FAWCETT hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would stand firm with respect to the enactments of this clause. The proposals - for disfranchisement, he regretted to say, had invariably come from his (Mr. Fawcett's) side of the house, and it was only by the coura geous manner in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had conducted the bill that they had been successfully assi,ted. Sir R. PALMER said the motives and purposes for which these franchises were introduced having been got rid of by the withdrawal of the du•il vote, ho could not see for what purpose they were retained, and, therefore, he intended to move that clause be entirely struck out of the bill: After a discussion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer withdrew the clause. The sitting of the house was shortly afterwards ad journed until 9 o'clock. THE EVENING SITTING.—A "COUNT OUT." The house resumed its sitting at nine o'clock, when an hon. mmber moved that it be counted. There were very few.perhaps not half a dozen members, present at the time. The glass was reversed, and the sands began their down ward course, the hon. members the while coming in slowly. When the sands had entirely trickled down, the Speaker asked the hon. member if he intended to persevere with his motion, and receiving an affirmative, he said he had not quite taken the chair when the honourable member made the motion. Ho therefore wished to know whether the bon. member was prepared to repeat his motion, and again receiving an answer in the affirmative, he took his hat, and counting slowly, told off 37 members, among whom was the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, with a few members of the Government, entered the house while "the count" was being made. The right Lon. gentleman looked anxious, and Colonel French was most uneasy, running out of and into the house and out again, crying out to hon. members, who stood in groups talking in the lobby, " Come in, come in." But strangely enough, the Speaker, who counted slowly, paused, and an unprecedented occurrence in the annals of " counts " commenced counting again, and, with still more tardy utterance of the numbers, "one, two, three, four," &c., and emphatic dotting of his hat. As ho ran his eye here and there orer the benches, he this time counted 38 members. Still the Speaker kept his place in the chair for a few moments, Miuisters kept their seats on the Ministe rial bench, and bon. members looked at each other in doubt and amazement to know what the tenacity of place meant, and whether a third "count" was about to be made. The Speaker, however, rose and left the chair, and hon. mem bers, many of whom, evidently glad of the release, began to depart; and thus ended the reassembling of a house evidently jaded after the first da3's long sitting% lion. members manifestly had no taste for an evening sitting commencing at nine o'clock. Railway and other Companies. MADRAS "IRRIGATION AND CANAL. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held at the offices, Queen-street-place, South wark-bridge ; Mr. J. Thomson in the chair. Mr. J. Westwood, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAU:MAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said they could not say so much of the pro gress made in the past half-year as they could of preliminary arrangements for entering upon the requisite operations with vigour. Perhaps the most unfortunate result of the delay in conferring with the Government was the breaking up of their staff in India when engaged upon works only half corn pleted. When they considered that those men had experience of the climate, were acquainted with the habits and language of the people, and had control over them the loss from delay could scarcely be overestimated. The engineers for the new staff had been selected with great care. There were 21 en gineers in all, forming a sufficient staff to carry on the works efficiently. There had been some delay from sickness, and three of them were now on sick leave. Extensive operations were commenced in April last, but a new source of delay was interposed ; the Government wanted a careful measurement of all the works executed by the company, and the quantities of each in detail, which would involve considerable difficulty. The works varied from mile to mile, and they had explained the impolicy of fur ther delay. They had promoted Mr. Leeson, who was well acquainted with the works, to the office of chief engineer, and, as the success of their operations depended on the able supervision of the works, they could not have intrusted them to better hands. He had been in their employment sine,: 1859, and had carried ou the works intrusted to him with a due regard to time and cost. They hoped to have some relaxation from the minute system of Government control which had so long impeded their progress. They did not object to Govern ment control, and if anything was going on wrong nothing would afford the directors more pleasure than to be set right ; but the kind of control which had heretofore been exercised was not for good but for evil, and instead of causing delays of months, it caused delays of years. This had, at least, added 20 per cent. to the cost of management. There were unavoidable delays to contend with from the sick ness of natives employed, as well as of the coin pany's staff, and at times great mortality. They had found out the weak point of the anicut at Soon kasala‘ which rested on a rubble foundation, but that had been removed, and it now rested on the solid rock, and he hoped they would bear no more of breaches in it. The constructive operations were on eight sections, extending over 111 mile- • they ; would shortly be on the ninth section, and also on the tenth section, which included the large works to and he 1 i0 p :.4 1 t h at stitli- Cuildapali, in all ISO mikes, cient labour would be obtained. They had male surveys in the Bellary and Mellor© distri:Vs, and also plans and estimates of the works. The miserable condition of the &diary district required something to be done as soon as possible to save it from deso lation. Lord Crauborne had ca:led the attention of the local Government to the matter, and C a pt a i n Mullins, their consulting engineer, had gone over the whole distance, mile by mile, and highly ap proved the plans of the company's engineer. Re servoirs would have to be made, and the cost of the canal and other works in the upper section, 67 miles in length, would be £1,500,009. It was estimated that, at eight rupees per acre, the irrigation would yield a return of 22 per e_mt. on the outlay, but at ten rupees per acre it would give 25 per cent, If THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1867. they had only six rupees per acre, it would not yield less than 11 per cent. The price of rice was double what it would be in ordinary times, which arose front - want of irrigation. The cost of wet cultiva tion v ias about 32i rupees per acre, say £3 55., while the r roduce would yield £l7 ls., the difference be twee a those sums being net profit. The produce from dry cultivation would be about £4 175., so they could easily see that if the cultivators paid ten rupees per acre for irrigation it would not only in czensP the amount of produce in the country, but hose the cultivators a very large profit. From Soon kAsala to Cuddapah they would have in three or fo years sufficient means to supply the irrigation and navigation of that extensive district. lle had no apprehension as to the success of the undertaking. The lion. A. KINNAIRD, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, remarking that, although money was so cheap, confidence had not revived, but be hoped that out of the abundance of capital now existing they would be able to get ample money-to extend their works. kr. J. JONES said if the directors would direct their whole attention to the busine2s of the company the affairs would go on much better. lie thought there was no occasion to measure the works again, as from their accounts in the office they could tell the Government the quantity of work already executed. Licut.-Col. ONSLOW said he had watched the pro gress of irrigation works for eight years in India, and could confirm the statement of the engineer as to the extent of the reservoirs, that the irrigation water contained ample alluvial matter, and there could be no fear of any deficiency of rain in that part of India. The CHAIRMAN said the directors had already placed before the Government the quantities of the works executed, but they wanted a fresh measure ment, which he hoped would be deemed unneces sary. The company bad not funds to construct works in the Bellary or Nellore districts. The whole of the money would ba devoted to completing the works between Soonkasala and Cuddapah. Re2olutions were passed adopting the report and statement of accounts, and authorising the directors to convert the guaranteed capital into 50,000 shares of £2O as and when paid up in full into a general guaranteed stock of the company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. also a curiously constructed anatomical bed, invented by Mr. J. Hancock, which has been already adopted for the use of the patients of the Consump tion hospital, Brompton. The new principle which it demonstrates is that while the inorganic portions of the body, such as the arms and legs, are compa ratively forgotten in the arrangement the hips and the upper part of the arms which press against the organic portions of the system aro sustained in per fect repose. Thrashing machines, machines for washing, mangling, and drying clothes are also on view; but, as their several features have been described in notices of previous shows, it is not necessary to recapitulate their various details now. 11R. JEFFERSON DAVIS IN RICHMOND. A correspondent of the New York tribune gives the following description of the scene in the Supreme Court at Richmond on the 13th inst.:— The Court was to meet at eleven o'clock, but long before that hour the street in front of the Spotswood Hotel was crowded, so much so that it took a squad of cavalry and policemen to keep the passage-way . - open for carriages and foot passengers. 'ibis crowd was mostly composed of negroes, wishing to gratify their curiosity by seeing Mr. Davis ; yet there was a number of white citizens who wanted to gratify a like desire, and at the same time do homage to a fallen chieftain. The arrangements for transferring the prisoner from the hotel were so directly opposite to those made for the carrying of the same person from the steamboat to the hotel on Saturday that they were highly commendable. On Saturday every thing was done unintentionally, no doubt, which would attract attention to the prisoner and give a chance to the people to render him that tribute which his position entitled him to. To-day the same persons were anxious to do the same thing over again, and they were not at all satisfied when it was told around the crowd that Mr. Davis had left by a rear entrance, and was at that time at the door of the court-room, some three blocks distant. Hence the crowd rushed to the latter building, but they were disappointed, for the prisoner was transferred from the carriage to the court-room in less time than it takes to record the fact. A battalion of infantry and a squad of policemen had been on the ground, and had kept the passage way open from the street to the entrance of the custom-house, in which the Court was held. The crowd around this building was larger than around the hotel. Not only was the street pretty well thronged, but the Capitol grounds in front of it contained many people. As Mr. Davis was taken in, most of the whites raised their hats as a mark of respect, but beyond this no __ _ thing was said or done. When Mr. Davis entered the Court he found there a crowd of between three and four hundred people, white and coloured, of both sexes. The prisoner was seated within the box on the left-hand side of the judge, with General Burton on his right and Deputy Marshal Duncan on his left. At about the same time Judge Under wood entered. The court-room then presented a curious scene. To the right of the judge sat the Grand Jury, composed of both whites and blacks, and containing such prominent citizens as John Minor Botts and J. Seger. Immediately in front was the table for the counsel and distinguished persons, and around it sat such men as Charles O'Conor, William B. Reed, George Shea, William M. Everts, District Attorney Chandler, and his assistant, J. T. Hennessey, Governor Pierpont, Horace Greeley, Augustus Schell, James Lyons, a distinguished lawyer of Virgini a ; Judge Ould, and others. On the left were memb ers o f the press and citizens gene rally. Many of the latter were distinguished gentle men. Generals Fitzhugh Lee and Imboden of cavalry fame, Judge Meredith, Harry Gihnsr, and others were scattered among the audience, and attracted attention. When Mr. Davis was brought in of course all eyes were turned toward him, but he paid not the slightest attention. He was dressed in a plain white and black plaid suit, with a sack coat, wore green kid gloves, and carried a cane. The court was opened by the Marshal, when Judge Underwood said that because of the pre sence of so many of the nation's defenders, the usual preliminary routine would be dispensed and he would instantly hear from General Burton. The General then took the prisoner to the vicinity of the bar, and handed to Charles O'Conor the order of President Johnson, directing him to sur render the prisoner. Mr. O'Conor then read it, and moved that the court discharge the prisoner. He then handed the papers to District-Attorney Chandler, who, after examining them, bent them to Judge Un derwood. compliment to General B ur ton, who, he said, acted witli as much wi s dom as he displayed upon the battle-field in putting correct, ° and The judge stated that he found the p a pe rs paid a flattering down treason, the authority holding the prisoner being insufficient when civil law was i n •f orce. Th e Judge ordered that the G eneral be released from all ented the Norfolk i n di c t men t t o chargethe of him. Marsh a l D uncan imme diatelyf r t h er pr prisoner, and said that under that he now arrested him. Mr. Davis took the paper, and handed it to Mr. O'Connor, who, after reading it, and finding it correct, said that the counsel of Mr. Davis were ready for trial, and that they hoped there would be no unusual delay. Mr. Davis had been for a long time anxious for a trial, bat on account of the perilous condition of the country thatsha,d been denied him, and, he, therefore, without wishing to crowd the Government to a trial, _would ask that an early day be set for it. Mr. Everts, in behalf of the Government, said they were not now ready for trial, and then named November 4 as a day they would be. This was agreed to by Mr. O'Conor. Then came up the question of a dis position of the prisoner, and in this more interest was centr_sl than in anything else. All kinds of stories had been circulating around Richmond about the alleged vindictiveness ofJudgeUnderwood,that he would decide, no matter how the lawyers argued, that the crime of treason wss not a bailable offence, and that consequently he would refuse to release Mr. Davis, and he would be treated much the re verse to what the general opinion was. This news did not travel very fast, for fully three-fourths of those in the court did not know what would be the course of the authorities until Judge Underwood said he was perfectly willing to take bail. Very little discussion was had on the point, Mr. O'Conor taking for granted that it was concedsd that it was perfectly legitimate in asking that a sum might be named. He complimented General Burton for the care taken of Mr. Davis. Mr. Everts and Mr. Chandler did not oppose the proposition of Mr. O'Conor, but said they hoped that the sum would not be excessive. Mr. Chandler proposed $lOO,OOO. The court agreed upon that amount, but not before Mr. Chandler said he would insist that one half of the persons going security should reside in the State of Virginia. This was not objected to, and Mr. O'Conor then stated that ten names would be given, who would give the required security of it s l,ooo each, and he called as the first person to do this Mr. Horace Greeley. Mr. Greeley went up to the clerk's desk and signed the bond, after which Mr. Davis accosted him, and they conversed several minutes with each other for the first time in their lives. As the other gentlemen named as bondsmen came up they also talked with Mr. Davis. Among those whom he Seemed glad to see was John Minor Botts, the mention of whose name a few minutes before was greeted with a few smothered hisses. After eighteen of the bondsmen had signed their names, Mr. O'Conor announced that two more would come by boat, and that he would hold himself personally respnsible for them. With this understanding Mr. Chandler announce I himself satisfie I, and Judge Underwood dismissed the prisoner. This announce ment was greeted with applause, which the Mar shal soon suppressed. During all these proceedings Mr. Davis sat alongside of Mr. O'Conor, but he very seldom talked to his counsel. Ile seemed a little nervous, confidently knowing that he would soon be a free man. The announcement of his tem porary discharge lightened up his countenance, and he seemed as happy as his friends around him. He went clown stairs in company with Burton N. Har rison, his former private secretary. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, some one yelled out., " hats off," and nearly every man uncovered. Mr. Davis acknowledged the compliment by uncovering and bowing. lie was driven off amid the cheers of the Virginians.. Main-street was lined with people, and they cheered and waved their hands and hand kerchiefs as the carriage passed along to the hotel. As soon as Mr. Davis reached his room the crowd was after him, and nearly the whole afternoon was spent receiving the congratulations of visitors. There were innumerable bunches of flowers in the room, contributed by his lady friends. With the exception of !these demonstrations everything was quiet, the people were jubilant, but it looked as if their demonstrations were purely out of respect for the released prisoner. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in Lord Redesdale's Committee, the bill of the London and North-Western and Lanca shire and Yorkshire was passed with amendments ; the Dundalk and Greenore Bill was passed with special amendments ; the Idle and Shipley Bill was passed ; the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction was passed with amendments ; the Thames Navi gation Bill was passed with an amendment; and the Greenwich and South-Eastern Docks Bill WAS passed. In Room C of the House of Lords, the Swansea Vale Bill was passed with special amendments ; the Neath and:Brecon was adjourned. The opposition to the Great Northern Bill was withdrawn, and the bill was committed. In the Unopposed Bill Committee of the House of Commons, held in the members' tea-room, the West Sussex Junction went through with an amendment; the Waterford and Passage Railway and Ferry Bill was passed with an amendment ; the West Cork was proceeded with and adjourned until the 30th ; the Southsca was passed with amendments ; and the Carnarvonshire and Nanttle Bill was further considered and passed. In group 7, the Midland was proceeded with a►nd adjourned; the Tewkes bury and Malvern was also proceeded with and ad journed; and the Wolverhampton and Walsall, being unopposed, was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. In group 12, the London, Chathran, and Dover was proceeded with and ad journed ; and the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 3), the London, Chatham, and Lover (No. 2), and the London, -Chatham, and Dover (No. 4) Were adjourned. THE HORSE SHOW. Monday the Agricultural was opened for the purposes of this exhibition at 9 o'clock in the morning, and shortly after that hour the visitors began to arrive in quick succession. It was origi nally arranged that the competition for harness horses should take place at 10, but the trials were postponed, much to the disappointment of many who made their way to Islington to witness this exhibition of strength and form. The horses of this class, however, were brought into the arena at 3 o'clock, and their practice was viewed in all cases with pleasurable anxiety, and in many instances with well-deserved admiration. After the animals had been driven round the arena several times the judges—Sir George W. Wombwell, Colonel N. Kingscote, C. 8., and Mr. Ilarvie Farquhar— awarded the first priz3 to Mr. John R. Kirby for a beautiful chestnut mare, 'Violet, 15 hands 1 inch high. Captain Spiers, M.P., Eaton-square, took the second prize for an exquisitely formed bay mare, with the appropri.:te and suggestive name of Beauty ; and the third honour fell to Mr. Thomas Bradfield, Bishop's Stortford, for a chestnut horse, which displayed great style and form in his per formance in the arena. Great interest was evinced in the trials of the little animals grouped under Class 11—ponies not exceeding 14 hands, in single harness,—and the high action and clear regular stepping of many of them were fully commensurate with the anticipations of the spectators. The first prize fell to the lot of Mr. James Wilson, Cedar cottage, Enfield, who showed au almost perfect animal, which from its name and shape might well be called " Pretty Little Polly." A dun mare, " Camperdown Lass," belonging to Mr. William Burton, Marylebone, came next in the order of merit, and " Dot," the property of Captain Spiers, M.P., obtained third place, being separated by no great degree from her more fortunate rivals. The arrival in the ring of the tiny competitors in Class 12—of ponies not exceeding 13 hands—was received with mingled laughter and applause, the laughter arising on account of the littleness of the animals and the applause from the spirit and energy which they dis played. After a long trial, is which the judges found considerable difficulty in distinguishing be tween the merits of the most prominent competitors the blue rihand was ultimately presented to Mr. M. P. Heber, the owner of Pink, a beautiful cream coloured pony, 12 hands high, whose stepping cer tainly entitled it to the high position it obtained. Uncle Tom, the property of Mr. J. W. Richardson, Willoughton , Lincolnshire, as we have intimated, ran Pink very closely for the first prize in this class, and Mr. Lewis 'Myers's chestnut roan stallion Ruby was a formidable rival to both the little quadrupeds we have mentioned. There remains now, we under stand, nothing to be adjudicated upon except the animals of those classes for which extra prizes have layt close the caoand competed fur on Friday , been offered by the management. andthon um T b h e e r se of w e i n ll tri be es talready for ma these i r a i d w t a tc r e d s s u w s i l i t o bebeulinevuesutalll severe. Besides the horses there are several things now exhibited at the Agricultural Hall worthy of atten tion in a sanitary and economical point of view. The Dairy Reform Company give an opportunity to all the visitors to the show to test the pro perties of the substitute they offer for what they cal in the pamphlet they distribuite " the London sky blue." It is shown that pure milk is sold in very few dairies in or about the metropolis, and this newly-formed company profess to remedy this really serious evil. If the milk they supply to their customers be of a kiwi with that which they supply sample 3 to the visitors to the Agricul tural-hall, we can cordially recommend it to the general public. As usual, the show of vehicles is large, and many of those shown are novel and curious. Mr. Thomas B. Aylsford, of Walharn-green, Fulham, exhibits what he calls " the village phaeton," which is a truly ingenious travelling machine. It combines the shape and uti lity of a dog-cart with the elegance of a park phae ton, and is capable of carrying six persons, and a considerable quantity of luggag.,. It can be drawn by one horse. and, as may be conjectured from this description, is light as well its convenient. There is Naval and Military Intelligence. The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Com manding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday afternoon at the horse Guards. Upwards of 180 officers attended the levee. Her Majesty's ship Resistance (armour-plated) is to be paid off at Portsmouth. Retired Capt. Edward 11. Delafosse has beer. awarded the Greenwich Hospital Pension of -P65 per annum placed at the disposal of the Board of Admiralty by the death of Retired Captain John Stephens. Yesterday Major-Gen. Freeman Murray held a field-day of the whole of the troops under his com mand, :on Chatham lines, on which occasion the officers and men were put through an extended course of light infantry and other manoeuvres. The pensioners attached to the Chatham district having completed their annual period of training, under Col. It. Jenkins, were inspected yesterday, on the inner lines, Chatham, by Col. J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist Depot Battalion. The division, numbering about 360 men of all ranks, was formed in six divisions, each man having 10 rounds, and on the arrival of the inspecting officer gave the customary salute. The non-commissioned officers and men were then put through the manual and platoon exercises, followed by the customary inspection movements, which was carried out by the veterans with remarkable steadiness and preci sion, the inspection being in every respect very satis factory. The pensioners will return their arms, clothing, and accoutrements into store to-day. Letters received by a Chatham correspondent, dated Valparaiso, April 17, report the departure for England, on the 6th of April, of the Sutlej, 36, 500 horse power, Capt. T. P. Coode, late the flag ship of Vice-Admiral J. Denman, Commander-in- Chief of the Pacific squadron, being relieved by the armour-plated ship Zealous, 20, 3,716 tons, 800 horse power, Capt. It. Dawkins, flagship of Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings. On the departure of the Sutlej the new Commander-in- Chief saluted the Chilian flag with 21 guns, the salute being duly returned. AdMiral Hastings left Valparaiso in the Zealous on the 16th of April for Vancouver Island, with the intention of calling in at Callao. The screw sloop Columbine, 4, 150 horse power, arrived at Valparaiso on the afternoon of April 16, from Callao, 25 days out, all well on board. The screw sloop Reindeer, 7, 200 horse power, Commander E. Naves, was at Val paraiso at the departure of the mail, but was under orders to proceed on the 23d to Mazatlan, via Callao, to relieve her Majesty's screw sloop Mutine, 17. 200-horse power, Commander W. Swiuburn.• The crew of the Reindeer had recovered from the smallpox. The Topaze, 31, 600-horse power, flag ship of Commodore R. A. Powell, C. 8., sailed from Valparaiso on the 13th, for Conception Bay. The Chilians were busily employed in the erection of for midable earthworks for the protection of Valparaiso, and a number of 300-pounder and other guns of heavy calibre had been mounted on the defences • completed. Yesterday a naval court-martial assembled on board the Formidable, 81, Capt. Mackenzie, flag ship of Vice-Admiral Sir B. W. Walker, Comman der-in-Chief at the Nore, for the trial of Mr. Geo. Warren, engineer of her Majesty's ship Cameleon, 17, 200 horse power, Commander Annesley, on the charge of having on or about the 221 inst. been drunk on board the said ship, and incapable of per forming his duty. The Court, in consideration of prisoner's former good character, and the very high certificates 'produced, only sentenced him to be dis missed her Majesty's ship Cameleon, and to be severely reprimanded. . The steamship London, Capt. J. Hall, put into Spithead yesterday afternoon from Gibraltar, and landed for the Royal Military Hospital at Netley 78 invalid soldiers, 10 women, and 19 children, sailing immediately afterwards for London, and taking round with her, to disembark at Gravesend, Lieut. Slade, R.A., Staff-Surgeon Jones, 2d battalion 15th Regiment, 45 men, 5 women, and 8 children. The screw steam sloop Chanticleer left Plymouth on Sunday for the Pacific. The paddlewheel steam frigate Terrible, 19, Capt. J. E. Commerell, C. 8., for the Mediterranean, and the iron screw steam frigate Resistance, 18, Capt. •IL S. Ilillyar, C. 8., for Portsmouth, left on Monday. We have to record the death, at Wellington, New Zealand, on the 25th of March, of the Hon. Major Henry Coote, formerly of the 22d Regiment, and since then a member of the Upper House of As sembly in New Zealand. Major Coote fought under the late Sir C. Napier, in Scinde. He was present at the battles of Meanee and Hyderabad, and was severely wounded in the latter action, where he seized with his own hand the first standard from the Beloochees. He afterwards served with the 36th Regiment, and assisted materially in putting down the Greek insurrection in Cephalonia. Since then Major Coote has resided in New Zealand. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Capt. Rowley Lambert to the Challenger, vice Capt. Maguire, invalided, and to be commodore of the second class, and senior officer of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the Australian station ; Lieut. Robert F. Haininick to the Simoom ; W. H. Fawckner, master, to the Euphrates ; Sub- Lieut. Philip to the Pkcebe ; Henry L. Conran, midshipman, to the Royal Alfred ; Arthur Barrow, midshipman, to the Minotaur ; and Pearson F. Crozier, naval cadet, to the Phoebe. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. Last week opened with a fair and favourable day, although there was not much sun. On Monday morning some slight rain fell, but the weather was afterwards fair up to 1 p.itt.,When rain again set in, and continued up to 11 p.i'n.; but being gentle, with a :rather higher temperature, this was considered favourable for the crops. Wind N.W. to S.W. ; thermometer averaging 60 deg., with the barometer down to 29 . 55 in. Tuesday was a very wet and cold day throughout, and no field work could be pro ceeded with. Wind N. ; thermometer down to 50 deg. Our advices were as under :—From Lanca shire--" The weather of the past week was very cold and checking to vegetation, and in some parts of the country storms and heavy rain were experienced ; but on the whole considerable advance towards the completion of spring-Corn sowing is reported, though without forcing weather hencefor ward the maturity of the crops will necessarily be somewhat late." From the West Riding of York shire—" Since Friday we had a change of wind and two fine days ; but on Sunday evening it went round, and has since been very cold indeed for the time. This will check the growing crops, especially spring corn, and tend to retard the progress of all cereals ; and the state of the stocks here would be rather alarming if we had not been in a similar position before—that is, to do almost without English wheat for several mouths of the year , and the local millers in the agricultural districts will now want all the good they have about them." From Suffolk " Since our last the weather has been very variable. The week began with a brilliant sun by day and a chilling frost by night, which, following the tropical heat of the past ten days, has turned the flag of the wheat and barley crops to a yelloW hue, and destroyed the potatoes where exposed ; since which we have had another change to rain and a cold wind, with a low temperature." Wednesday morning was cold, after a slight frost ; snow and hail showers fell during the day. Our advices were as under. From the east of Scotland : " The weather since our last has been cold and ungenial, far from favourable for any growing crops." From the west coast : " The weather continues unusually cold for the season, with a north-east wind." From Devonshire, in the neighbourhood of Exmouth ; " Wiuter wheat looks very well here, but it is very thin and patchy when you examine the fields. Spring wheat is not looking at all well, and has quite a yellow appearance in many places. Barley looks best of all. Oats also look well, but will not be a heavy crop from appearances at present ; but there is one of the finest crops of grass I ever saw, and with warm weather there will be a very heavy crop of hay." From Norfolk, near the coast : "The weather is so cold and ungenial that vegetation is quite in the check. The barley has suffered in this district, and does not promise so well as a month since ; genial rains would help it, but the plant is lost in places. W heat is well spoken of, and, the weather being dry, the plant has not suffered, but it progresses slowly." Thursday morning was cold, after a sharp frost reported at Birmingham to have registered seven degrees, the only instance of such severity in this century recorded in the fourth week in - M ty. Oar advices came as under —From Suffolk, near the coast :—We are getting unusually sharp, cold, backward weather ag tin, with continued storms of hail and rain, which will not help on nor improve vegetation. We greatly need a nice genial atmosphere, or our harvest pro spects, which on the whole were not unpromising, will quickly and permanently recede." From an other part of the county it was stated : " The weather during the week has been unsettled ; yes terday we had frequent snow and hail storms, and the temperature has been very low, with frosts at night. The effect has been to check vegetation, and instances to injure the potato plant." From Warwickshire :—Weather has been very change able during the week, chiefly cold, with N.E. winds ; and yesterday we had alter nately rain, sunshine, and snow—most unusual for the end of May, and very trying to vegetation generally." From Buckinghamshire : " Cold nights have prevailed of late. Warmer weather, we fancy, is wanted. Lent corn in the ground is look ing tolerably well." Friday morning was cold, and slight frost registered injuring the early potatoes. From the IVest Riding of Yorkshire : " Since Tues day the weather has continued cold—even wintcrly, with rain, hail, and snow at times—espe.;ially on Wednesday, when we had succession of ' lamb storms.' " Saturday was cold, dry, and breezy, and spring-tillage must be about finished, except in the very latest districts. Warm genial weather is now greatly needed. If wheat-ears are formed before the month closes, such information would be useful, as by these some opinion may be formed as to the probable time of harvest commencing, that is with favourable weather.—Mark Lane Express. lii,EL AND. DUBLIN, May 28. The public excitement yesterday was intense, till news arrived that the Queen had remitted the sen tence of death on Burke. The most earnest exer tions to save his life were made in all directions. The Dublin University has honourably distinguished itself in this movement, in which the cause of humanity was not more concerned than the peace of the country, and the interest of the Government. About 4 o'clock the Rev. Thomas Stack, F.T.C.D., the Rev. J. Galbraith, F.T.C.D., and the Rev. John R. Leslie, F.T.C.D., drove to the Vice-regal-lodge, and placed in the hands of the Hon. Mr. Dillon, Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant, the me morial drawn up in Trinity College, bearing about 320 signatures, including those of 18 Fellows, 8 Professors, 13 Queen's Counsel, 67 members of the Outer Bar, and a number of clergymen, praying for a commutation of the sentences of death pro nounced upon the Fenian convicts. Mr. Dillon said he would at once bring the memorial before his Excellency. A number of the leading commercial men of the city assembled at the Chamber of Commerce, and signed a memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant praying for mercy. Mr. Pim, M.P., Mr. John Bagot, sec retary to the Chamber of Commerce, Alderman Gregg, Mr. Wallis, Mr. Wigharn, and other gentle ' men attended. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Lord-Lieutenant for presentation of the mernori,d. In the meantime the general ar.xiety became intensified from the want of reliable infor mation as to the result of the final deliberations of the Cabinet. This state of public feeling existed until half-past 4 o'clock, when a brief telegram was received, stating that the sentence on Burke was commuted. This was posted in the public rooms of the city, and the several newspaper offices were soon besieged by crowds anxious to learn the latest in telligence. About the same hour a special telegram to the same effect reached the Lord-Lieutenant, who forwarded immediately an intimation of the reprieve to the Lord Mayor, Cardinal Cullen, and the Governor of Kil ma i n h am Gaol. The following llo Pie wi r ng e is his Excellency's official communication to the Lord Mayor : " Viceregal Lodge, May 27. " My Lord,-IVhen I received your deputation on Friday, the 24th inst., it was my painful duty to announce that the decision which had been ar rived at in Burke's case compelled me to refrain from holding out any hopes of a commutation of his sentence. I have now, however, the satisfac tion of informing you that the Cabinet, having re ceived numerous important communications on the subject, have anxiously reviewed again all the cir cumstances of the case, and, after maturely weigh ing the various points, have been led, not without doubt, to entertain a hope that a lenient course being taken towards this unhappy man may have the effect of showing to his misguided companions and followers that, when the public safety admitted of it, the Government was disposed, as far as pos sible, to temper justice with mercy: I have, therefore, the gratification of announcing that her Majesty the Queen has been gra ciously pleased to direct that -Burke's sentence shall be commuted to penal servitude for life, in the hope that by this gracious. exercise of the prerogative of mercy such a feeling will be created among the misguided persons who sympathised in this wicked conspiracy as will induce them to 'renounce their mischievous and insane designs, and that in grati tude to their gracious Sovereign, by whose clemency the life of this unhappy man is now spared, they may come to the determination to live for the future in loyalty to the Queen and in peace with her Ma jesty's faithful subjects. " I have the honour to be your lordship's obedient servant, " ABERCORN." A 4 o'clock three mounted orderlies were de qatched from the Viceregal-lodge to bear official announcements to the Governor of Kilmaiuham Gaol, to the Lord Mayor, and to Cardinal Cullen. The Rev. Mr. Kennedy, the Roman Catholic chaplain of the gaol, was deputed to convey the [intelligence to the convict. He received it with apparent indifference ; and in a subsequent inter view with Mr. Price remarked that " it made little difference to him" whether he was hanged or not. But as the evening advanced he was observed to I I exhibit more cheerfulness than he had shown since his conviction, and a desire to enter into conversa tion with the prison officials. It is expected that an order will be immediately received for his removal to Mountjoy convict prison. No intimation of a reprieve has been received at the prison with respect to M'Afferty, but it is ex pected that a commutation of his sentence will be officially notified in a few days to the governor. In the meantime, a memorial to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant has been lodged by Mr. John Lawless, solicitor, praying for the official fiat to a writ of error in the case. Similar excitement prevailed during the day in most of the other cities, especially in Cork, Lime rick, and Kilkenny. At the opening of the Commission court in Cork yesterday morning, O'Brien was asked whether he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced on him. In reply, he reviewed the evidence at considerable length. lle complained strongly of the mode of identification adopted in Limerick Gaol, and at the conclusion of his review of the evidence said he would now address himself to the inquiry if he had anything to say why sen tence of death should net be passed on him, and asked if he had the permission of the Court to proceed. By the adyiee of the Court he held wale =luau nication with Mr. Collins, the result of which VS that he forbore to make any further remarks. Mr. Justice Keogh then proceeded to pass sen tence. He said :—" James O'Brien, you have been called upon to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon you. You have been heard at great length, and you have addressed the Court in manner so becoming and so clear, evidencing so much self-possession and such remarkable ability, that if anything were wanting to aggravate the distress that every being in this court to-day mus t feel, the remarks you have made would contri bute to do so. You labour under a very natural error in thinking that observations upon questi ons of facts and inferences to be taken from the e vi- dence can have weight in preventing us iu n ow passing sentence. We have no such power. T he duty—the imperative duty—of the Court is to Pass the sentence which the law awards, ttn lc.s 3 matter of law shall be pointed out in the proc ced " ings upon record before us which will justify us In staying the pronouncing of judgment ; but labour ing under that error—one, as I said before, most natural—you have made no observations vinie" either in this matter or manner misbecome the posi tion in which you stand." After reviewing th e evidence, his lordship said :—" It was proved in evidence that you did all in your power to save th e lives of the men who were at one time at you r mercy. It was proved by two witnesses, by Brown° and by another, that in that trying moment r il l heartily expressed a wish to save human life ; 0 . 13 `` whatever may happen to you—that effort to sav e will be recognised by a merciful tribunal. The PI have taken the whole of your case into their con' sideration, and they have addressed to the court a recommendation of mercy. That recommendation shall be sent forward without loss of time, but it IS not for us to give effect to that recommendation. We have no power to hold out any hope to you. 00 the other hand, I have no wish to withhold W e from you. You know your position. You requir e no teaching or instruction from me. You are 3 man of intellect, of self-possession, and, except from what I have seen in the evidence of this case, of well-regulated mind. You have borne yourself wit " dignity, and it now becomes my most painful du t y to pronounce the sentence of the law—the la w which lam the mere mouthpiece." His lordshiP here assumed the black cap, and pronounced sentence of death in the usual form, and fixed the 1901 of June for the execution. THE FENIAN CONVICTS. . _ DUBLIN, Tuesday Evening• At Cork, ,John Kearns, lately employed iU of the local newspaper offices, was this day fou ll guilty of treason felony. This morning early Burke was removed fr °l9 ' Kilmainham to Mountjoy Prison, when he was imt mediately shaved, cropped, and put in the convle dress. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS—TUESDAY. diet° Our millers only buy wheat to-day for their imule - us t wants, but have to pay an advance of is par qr Tuesday's prices. Oats and other articles quite as (I°' LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. At this market there was a fair attendance to-dal . th o moderate demand for wheat at a slight advance 1 1 1 )01i d 6d rates of last Friday. Flour met a slow demand, a' ll lgt easier. Oats and oatmeal in moderate request 3 " lo g t prices. Beans at a decline of 6d, and peas vier° ;„ f ori quoted. Indian corn rather dull, and prices are is " mixed American being 403 per qr. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TUESDAY. beat , Our market to-day was poorly supplied with ws-rter, but the demand was dull at a reduction of is p er c l u pad In barley find samples brought last week's money at oll met with a good demand, at advancing quota Beans in fair demand, and maintained their val sty e. White wheat, 61s to 71s ; red, 60s to 67s pet 36 3Qs per Barley for malting, 40s to 52s per qr; feed, 32s to 2 ist. v 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 35s ; now, 28s to 313 p er Beans, old, 52s to 545; new, 45s to 50s per qr. SIIEFFIELD—T UESDAY. WO The quantity of wheat offering at our market t o -day ias t pretty fair, but sales were slow, at quite is decline oa ~pd week's prices. Scarcely anything doing in bArleY' ho or, former prices were about maintained. Oats a small 70ies and readily disposed of at rather higher rates. Bc 3n a tolerable trade, and prices in favour of the seller. . 6 . 0 i Red whe4t, per load of 3 imp. bushels 2,1 s Od to 2 ;:, 3 '03 White do do 258 Od ''',,, 6 1 New red do do : Oa Od ,!:,, 01 New white do do 23s 6 . 1 ;';',;-, otl Beans do do _ log Od hi - , oil Peas, per qr. . 1 s ~ d I' otl (IrtiThug tat ley, per qr 35 , Od 3 A 8 2, 03 Malting barley, 4 o is Od 7 Od Oats, do 275 Od 3 1 ° F10ur....2s ld to 2s i3d per 141 b. BRISTOL—TuEsDAY. ,bet 4 There was about to usual attendance to-day, „Dd. was firm, at last week's prices. Barley good dein' Oats and other articles unaltered. MARKET HARBOROUGIL—TvEsDAY. wag About the usual supply of wheat, which chauga„ were slowly at is decline. Oats scarce, but firm. Be s ' n ' a shade dearer. yer Old white wheat, 67s to 73s ; new red, 58s to 66s xso st• stone. Barley, fine, 52s ; other kinds, 23s to 36s pe r , o ld, Oats, new, 27s to 32s ; old, ;34s to 35s per qr. 1 3 ° 1 " 46s to 535; new, 42s to 47s per qr. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS D UE. :rune 19. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton - - i s. Ditto, via Marseilles Ju ,c Ditto, via Panama ......... . • • 4. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .......... June J anc Ditto, by French packet . .......... .. f. Cape Verde. by Brazil packet . Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Helens..• • China, Penang, and Singapore. via Bouthampton..Ju".:2s. 3ilaJ Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands ..... . ......... 29. Gibraltar, via Southampton sittf 29. India, via Southampton gaY 29. Ditto, via Marseil cs Malta, Egypt, .ta. ............ . 3 -01 , 314 2 8 Ditto, Marseilles Mauritius, Cape of Good II )pe, and Natal, via j 9. Jtse Southampton . c I / ' Jan b . Ditto, via Marsei lea _3l lOO Newfoundland ...... . • •• Jun • Portugal Ditto, by privata ship to Oporto .. Ditto ditto to Lisbon ............. United States, Canada, California, &c., by British lol 30. packet Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) ....... ....... •• Si• Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tenerifl'..! Pi West Indies and Pacific ,except 31exico and Balla - 0 . .11In ma s) . 3f a .kr Cub x and Mexico• " 3189 3 o ; Bahamas, via New York .......................... Ja pe 6 - Bermuda, yla Halifax A SAVAGE.—On Sat urday afternoon 11%ript101 Collingwood was taking some refreshments in " rt with his wife, in the bar adjoining Holder's Lo n t he I).' r Bitmingham, when an altercation arose betvre c r u 00 1101; maid and a fi shmonger named Aaron Pierce. 31 ith the rI I / 10 wood remonstrated with him for trying to quor- ° t og girl, and the two men commenced fighting. TlieY s together, during which Pierce sprang at his orlo ° : 0 01 0) ; bit part of his nose off. Mrs. Collingwood ,fr. close by at the time, and Pierce, who had part of O e l lingwood's nose in his mouth, spat it in her ft,ichee (3 0 unfortunate man was immediately conv e y ed to ral Hospital. Births. 1; 0 ljtir' BATIE—On the 27th inst., at 56, Portland -place, t 9 chioness of Bath, of twins, a son and daughter'ila. CURZON—On the 27th inst., at Kensington, tho .-- A Roper-Curzon, of a son. 0 ' sl°': i GOFF—On the 28th inst., at 8, Summer-place' 600, !iquare, the wifo of Thomas Win. Goff, Esti-, °I '' heir. . Marriages. ..pd, Q u art °abr,' 9' PBITCHARD —3.POANN -On the 25th iunt._, at er4to Warwick-square, Charles Pritchard, " E-5(1, ofthel-et ter-General's Office, horse Guards, second sou tt , el , ' 4 - „ ~' E. Pritchard, Esq., of Hereford, to Mary Eli% 3 , be „, ! - , 'Ol - of Mrs. M`Cann, 2, Southwick-1"-e' • park. 'l3 oll° 05', o j e TUCK—WHITSTED--On the 26th inst , at th,,, e n w , "to Chapel, Danger. N. Wales, I •-• Mary,%"" - f - ` 9°sl Louisa ..., rot , late Henry TuCk, Esq , of lugatestone rot '•f o rov i ' Edward Whittcd, Esq . ., of San Francisco, cal! Deaths. 11 .0 ' 4 ' • ow' v c..itEy—Oa the 26th inst., at 13, Tipper Wwi), Ger , V. Commis;ary-Gen. Tuppr Carey, of S ututnerlaao, soy, aged 80. A O re " UnAwrono—On the 26th inst. at Winchester, •-•• Crawford, Eeq., M.D., aged '6S. 1 14igtit- EBDEN—On the 25th inst., Mr. Joseph Bbilen , 0 1) 01 ingale-place, Horusey, N., agod 77. u9' re, FOSTER -On the 28th inst. at 23, Eccleston-scl t ' l) 01. 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