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

InTERIAI PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at four o'clock. THE HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE (No. 2) BILL. Lord REDESDALE movod the third reading of this bill, and it was passed. NATIONAL DEBT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. INCREASE OF TILE EPISCOPATE BILL. The House again went into Committee upon this Bill. The ARC lIBISIIOP of CANTERBURY said that, as far as he was concerned, lie acc-pted the amendment of the Noble Earl. Earl GREY was understood to say that the objection which ho offered to the bill as it formerly stood was the clauses that regulated the suffragan or assistant bishops, and he considered that by amendment these were removed. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said "one" instead of " one or more persons." Tho 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 he had produced with regard to the assistant; that he had used a very wise discretion, and ono 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 t hei assistant bishops might be seleuted from any clergy man, whether they hold a position as dignitaries in the dio cese or not, and objection to that being made on the ground that a clean, 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 bring urged that a bishop would be sure to select some 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 he stated was merely to continuo 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. house wont 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-house 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 he had been rated to the poor rate for the whole of the re quired period, such occupier shall, notwithstanding he 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 ho has before the 20th July, 1868, 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, duo from the owner before his liability to be rated ceased as herein before mentioned." Mr. DENMAN obj , :cted to the insertion of the date, viz , 20th July, 1868 ; he thought the matter should be left open. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not agree with the hon. and learned gentleman. It was desirable that the measure should bo a complete ono, and ho hoped the house would adopt the clause as it stood. Mr. GLADsToNE: thought the matter very important. There was an aiwn talent, however, previous to it which he thought it desirable should be made in the last proviso, and that was to introduce the words "or shall have been demanded" after the word "payable" in the last proviso. With respect to the date in the clauio 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. He thought that if the 20th of July was fixed tho act would not come into operation until December, 180, or pssibly January, 1869. Lie therefore moved the ()Mission of the words 20th of July, 1868, in order to i%sert the words, "the day appointed by the act." GOLDNEY 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 am7ndment was agreed to, but that relating to the !late 20th January was withdrawn, after an intimation from the Government bench that the date was not insiTted 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 fur the payment of arrears, however far back. Tito CHINCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the objection to the wordi well founded, anti therefore ho would agree to their being struck out, and the atuse end ing with the word; "Tr h of January." Mr. P. SCROPE, who had an arneldment on the pap3r, thought that would bo 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 XI, bo hereafter rated to the relief of the poor in respect of such dwelling house." The CIHA.NCELLOR► of the EXCHEQUER. thought it would not be in accordance with order for tho 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 ha had brought the subject under the consideration of the house. He had done so in 1858, but the matter was looked upon with distaste; but that circumstance had not at all daunted the interest he felt in the matter. In nearly all Taxation acts certain exemptions were made, 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 tke person liable to the taxa tion; and that being so in many instances, he did not see why time usual reservation be exempted or ignored in the act under discussion. Mr. I.IIBBEIZT opposed the proposition, as he looked upon it as an attempt to limit the franchise. Under these circumstances he should vote against the hon. member. Viscount CRANBOIINE said he should support the proposition, although he should have much preferred that the hon. member had fixed the amount at XL higher, and then he could havo 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 lino in respect to the qualification for the franchise. " • Mr. HENLEY hoped the house would reject the pro posal, especially as there had been a very general objec tion to have any hard and fast lino 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 !rouse had fixed a hard and fast line last night, when they set the qualification for the county franchise at £l2. 110 had, however, a proposition which ho thought preferable to that of the hou. member for Stroud, which ho should be quite prepared to bring forward at the proper time. Ile, h 0 w _ ever, would take the opportunity of saying he should havo no objection to alter his amendmeta 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 1838 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 proci.eely that which he then recommended. (Hear, boar, and laughter.) Ile held in his hand a copy .of the bill, which he brought forward at the time, and from which it would be seen that with respect to the occupiers of dwel ling-houses, those persons excused from payment of rates on the groun I of poverty, and those who paid their rates by the '23th of July—(hear, hear) —the bill of the right hon. gentleman eatirely corresponded. Her Majesty's Government had brought forward a bill which exceeded th extremist measure with respect to the borough franchise th it he ever remembered either in public or in private, and therefore he considered it would be ungrateful and nnhandsome if lie were to say anything against it or to withdraw his support from them. (Laughter, and cries of " Hear, beer.") lie could not approve of the proposi! ion of the hon. member for l7;!roll, because ho looked upon it as one that would restrict the franchise. The change of opinions of hon. gentlemen opposite that had taken place during the last twelve months would be looked upon as marvels of the t i mes , (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) It had been a l v ,,mogcous to thcm, and it would bo advantageous to the country. They had done a great and good thing, ;end ho thankyil them from th e b o t tom of his heart for the conclusion at which they bad arrived. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman the member fur Birmingham 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 wps 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 Strum.' was agreed to it would shake and disturb everything that had been already settled. (Hear, hear.) It was an attempt to undo by a sidowind 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, the framework of the bill upon which they were then enpged was consistent with the acts of her Ma jesty's Government on former occasions (Hear, hear.) 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. He agreed with the hon. member for Birmingham, and for these reasons. Ho 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 said after the debate that bad taken place he would withdraw his amendment. The great cause of non-success appeared to him to bo that ho was too late. The amendment was then by leave withdrawn. Mr. GREGORY said after what had taken place he 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 VERIE altogether disapproved of the amend ment in the strongest manner. He 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 It. Palmer) intended to take the sense of the house on the whole clause, therefore he 'thought it would be better to come to some conclusion whether the clause should remain in the bill before 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 assisted. Sir R. PALMER said the motives and purposes for which these franchises were introduced having been got rid of by the . withdrawal of the dual 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 tho 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. member 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, ho said ho had not quite taken the chair when the honourable member made the motion. Ho therefore wished to know whether the hon. member was prepared to repeat his motion, and again receiving an answer in the affirniative, 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. gentlemaa 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 over the benches, he this time counted 38 members. Still the Speaker kept his place in the chair for a few moments, Ministers kept their seats o❑ the Mini,te rial bench, and lion. 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 day'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. geut:ral meeting of this compiny The half-yertrly was held at the offices, Queen-street-place, South wark-bridge; Mr. J. Thomson in the chair. Mr. J. Westwood, the secretar3,-, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, 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 com pleted. When they considered that those men had experience of the climate, were acquainted with the habits and language of the people, anti 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 bad been in their employment since 1859, and had carried on 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 exorcised 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 ress of natives employed, as well as of the com pany's staff, and at times great mortality. They had found out the weak point of the anicut at Soon k asala; which rested on a rubble foundation, but that had been removed, and it now rested on the solid rock, and he hoped they would hear no more of breaches in it. The constructive operations sere on eight sections, extending over 141 miles ; they would shortly be on the ninth section, and also on the tenth section, which included the large works to Cuddapah, in all 180 miles, and he hoped that suffi cient labour would be obtained. They had made surveys in the Bellary and Nellore distri3's, and also plans and estimates of the works. The miserable condition of the Thllary district required something to be done as soon as possible to save it from deso lation. Lord Cranborne had called the attention of the local Government to the matter, and Captain 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 m il es in length, would be £1,500,000. It was estimated that, at eight rupees per acre, the irrigation would yield a return of 221 per cent. 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 h only six rupeen per acre, it would not yield less that' i 11 per cent. The price of rice was double what it would be in ordinary times, which arose from tf - ant of irrigation. The cost of wet cultiva tion w as about 321 rupees per acre, say £3 55., while the pr oduce would yield £l7 ls., the difference be tween those sums being net profit. The produce from d ry 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 crev,se the amount of produce in the country, but leave. do cultivators a very large profit. From Soon kasalx to Cuhlapah they would have in three or four - eart sufficient means to supply the irrigation and n , ..vig..tion of that extensive district. Ile had no apprelierisic n as to the success of the undertaking. The llcm. A. KINSAIRD, M.P., seconded the motion Jr.o the adoption of the report, remarking that, alit , ough money was so cheap, confidence had not revi - red, but he hoped that out of the abundance of capital now existing they would be able to get ample money to extend their works. Mr. J. JONES said if the directors would direct their - whole attention to the business of the company the affairs would go on much better. He 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. Lieut.-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 district 3. The whole of the money would be devoted to completing the works between Soonkasala and Cuddapah. Resolutions 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 are 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. MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS IN RICIDIOLVD. A correspondent of the New York 7ribitne 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. 'lbis 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. Sept.. 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 Virginia ; Judge Ould, and others. On the left were members of the press and citizens gene rally. Many of the latter were distinguished gentle men. Generals Fitzhugh Leo and Imboden of cavalry fame, Judge Meredith, Harry Gilrnor, and others were scattered among the audience, and attracted attention. When Mr. Davis was brought in of course all eyes were turned toward him, bat 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 hectuse of the pre sence of so many of the nation's defenders, the usual preliminary routine would be dispensed with, 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, pen t• them to Judge Un derwood.a The judge stated that he fo un d th e papers correct,and paid a flattering complime n t t o G enera l Barton, who, ho said, acted with as much • wisdom as hen treason,displ ay ed upon the b a ttl e -fi e ld i n putting owthe authority h o ldi ng t h e prisoner being insufficient when civil law was in force. The. Judge ordered that th e General be released from all d further charge of him. Marshal Duncan imme diately presented the Norfnlk indictment to the 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, but on account of the perilous condition of the country that had 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. Evarts, 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 centrA than in anything else. All kinds of stories had been circulating around Richmond about the alleged vindictiveness of Judge Underwood, that he would decide, no matter how the lawyers argued, that the crime of treason w us 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 conceded 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. Evarts 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 $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 Johu 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 responsible for them. With this understanding Mr. Chandler announce I himself satisfied, and Judge Underwood dismissed the prisoner. This announce ment was greetel with applause, which the Mar shal soon suppress 2d. During all these proceedings Mr. Davis sat alongside of Mr. O'Conor, but le.) 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 down stairs in company with Burton N. liar risol his former private secretary. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, some one yelled out, " bats off," and nearly every man uncovered. Mr. Davis acknowledged the compliment by uncovering and bowing. Ile 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 iu the members' tea-room, the West SUZISCX Junctio❑ 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 Southsea was passed with amendments ; and the Carnarvonshire and Nauttle Bill was further considered and passed. In group 7, the Midland was proceeded with and 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, Chathr.m, and Dover was proceeded with and ad journed ; and the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 3), the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2), and the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 4) were adjourned. THE HORSE SHOTV. Monday the Agricultural flail 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 shout.! 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-deserve:l admiration. After the animals had been driven round the arena several times the ju ages—Sir George W. Wombwell, Colonel N. Kingscote, C 8., and Mr. Ilarvie Farquhar— awarded the first priz.3 to Mr. John R. Kirby for a beautiful chestnut mare, Violet, 15 hands 1 inch high. Captain Shiers, M.P., Eaton-square, took the second prize for an exquisitely formed bay mare, with the appropriate 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 handA, 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 an almost perfect animal, which from its name and shape might neD p e ,dAo r itt d i:;l o r, s l r v t :h u e ebpo L pl nar a oec s ,ep s ar'btrnebyi being e n csx g eti i pt n pi well be called " Pretty Little Polly." A dun mare, e of a ng t r a t a i h t t n e : 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 separated l‘ r pb d i i ; r e . : sn o: o f V m ill e i r a i in t, on account of the littleness of the animals and the on -13" bnuCtdraati nn, applause from the spirit and energy which they dis played. After a long trial, is which the judges I found considerable difficulty in distinguishing be tween the merits of the most prominent competitors the blue riband was ultimately presented to Mr. M. F. Filcher, 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 been offered by the management. These will be ,and the number of entries competed for on already made induces us to believ e that th e con tests for these awards will be unusua ll y c l ose and 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 cdl 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 kind with that which they supply samples 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. Ayisford, of Walham-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 luggag2. It can be drawn by one horse. and, as may be conjectured from this description, is light as well as 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. llcr Majesty's ship Resistance (armour-plated) is to be paid off at Portsmouth. Retired Capt. Edward If. Delafosse has beer_ awarded the Greenwich Hospital Pension of £65 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. R. 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. R. 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. bares, 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. Swinburn. The crew of the Reindeer bad 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 22d 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 bo dis missed her Majesty's ship . Cameleon, and to be severely reprimanded. The steamship Lonlon, 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 MediOrranean, 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. Hammiek to the Simoom ; W. 11. Fawckner, master, to the Euphrates ; Sub- Lieut. Philip to the Phoebe ; 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; 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.m., when rain again set in, and continued up to 11 p.m., 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 months of the year, and the local millers in the agricultural districts w ill 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 " Winter whoht 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. Wheat 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 again, 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 ha 3 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 West Riding of Yorkshire : " Since Tues day the weather has continued cold—even winterly, with rain, hail, and snow at times—especially 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 mouth 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. IRELAND. D ÜBLIN, 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 lion. 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. Wigham, and other gentle men attended. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Lord-Lieutenant for presentation of the inernorLd. In the meantime the general aLxiety 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 7 ..!.r. Price, the Governor of Kilmainham Gaol. The following is his Excellency's official communication to the Lord Mayor : " Viceregal Lodge, May 27. 4 , My Lord,—When 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 cie:- spatched from the Viceregal-lodge to bear official announcements to the Governor of Kilmainham 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. lie 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 exhibit more cheerfulness than he ha 4 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 iu 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. lie 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 not be passed on him, and asked if he had the permission of the Court to proceed. 13y the advice of the Court he held some commu- nication with Mr. Collins, the r e s ult of which 3 6 that he forbore to make any further remarks. Mr. Justice Keogh then proceeded to pass Sen „ tence. He said :—" James O'Brien, you have be e ', called upon to say why s en t ence o f d ea th should n ot be passed upon you. You h ave b een heard at g reat ' length t%, and you have addressed the Court i n manner so becoming and so clear, evidencing 6 . much self-possession and su ch remar k a ble abili t 4 that if anything were w a n ti ng t o aggravate the distress that every being in this court to -day O s . feel, the remarks yo u h ave ma d e wou ld coon bute to do so. You lab our un d er a v ery na ttir3 s error in thinking that observations upon ques ti l of facts and inferences t o b e t a k en f ro m the el '; dence can have weight in preventing us in passing sentence. We h ave no suc h power. 1 , 5 duty—the imperative duty—of th e C ou rt is to P as s the sentence which the law awards, unless matter of law shall be poi n t e d ou t i n the po cee . , inns upon record before us w hi c h w ill justify us in staying the pronouncing of judgment ; but labou r ; ing under that error—one, as I said before; 93°5 11 natural—you have made no observations w oic i , either in this matter or manner misbecome the I°, o tiou in which you stand." After reviewing t'.o evidence, his lordship said It was proved i e evidence that you did all in your power to save for lives of the men who were at one time at r il e mercy. It was proved by two witnesses, by 13 r 6411 11 and by another, that in that trying moment yoa heartily expressed a wish to save human life ; 313 whatever may happen to you—that effort to s a4 ' will be recognised by a merciful tribunal. The P r ' have taken the whole of your case into their a l ; sideration, and they have addressed to the cow, recommendation of mercy. That recom mendat ion shall be sent forward without loss of time, but i t not for us to give effect to that recomm endati° l l ; We have no power to hold out a n y h o p e to you• the other hand, I have no wish to withhold WY; from you. You know your po s iti on '. You recl uir no teaching or instruction from me. You are o man of intellect, of self-possession, and, except ft° 0 , a what I have seen in the evidence of this case, °,`ll , well-regulated mind. You have borne yourself Wi', dignity, and it now becomes my m o s t painful d ll 4 to pronounce the sentence of the la w —the law ". which lam the mere mouthpiece." His lordsillP here assumed the black cap, and pro n ounced sente Peo of death in the usual form, and fixed the 19113 of June for the execution. TIIE FENIAN CONVICTS. DUBLIN, Tuesday Even At Cork, John Kearns, lately employed in ° of the local newspaper Offices,- was this day W l' guilty of treason felony. This morning early Burke was removed fro° Kilmainham to Mountjoy Prison, when he Was mediately shaved, cropped, and put in the GO dress. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS—TUESDAY. Our millers only buy wheat to-day for their imul e lot wants, but have to pay an advance of is p e r qr fr°, ni o , Tuesday's prices. O a t s an d o th er ar ti c l es qu ite as ie- LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. At this market there was a fair attendance to-d% the moderate demand f or w h ea t a t a s li g ht a d va nce upon 6 ,1 rates of last Friday. Flour mot a slow demand, 3E : lot easier. Oats and oatmeal in mod e rate request 8 5 ltte' , prices. Beans at a decline of Gd, and peas wore 1 0 00 quoted. Indian corn rather dull, and prices are is mixed American being 40s per qr. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TUESDA W be' Our market to-day was poorly supplied but the demand was dull at a reduction of ls per ( 1 113 0 3 t6 In barley fine samples brought last week's motlek, t ioog met with a good demand, at advancing quo ta Beans in fair demand, and maintained their value: to e , White wheat, 61s to 71s ; red, 60s to 67s per 36 . L por Barley for malting, 40s to 52s per qr ; feed, 325 to 3 24. 0, 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 35s ; new, 28s to 31s Per Beans, old, 52s to 515 . ; new, 45s to 50s per rin With rte. SIIEFFIELD—TUESDAY. A WO The quantity of wheat offering at our market to- 0, b t sl pretty fair, but sides were slow, at quite is decline 0 11 ,0 week's prices. Scarcely anything doing in bArie3! bo o' s former prig's were about maintained. Oats a smalls lot and readily disposed of at rather higher rates. 13 '-' 3°s a tolerable trade, and prices in favour of the seller. 055 .0 Rea wheat, per load ut 3 imp. bushels....2lB vd W . 03 White doOd 2 ' 01 do ....266 ,,,,, New red do do •Oa Vii ••',, 6,1 New white do do ....23s (1.1 , p 2.1 - Oi Beans do do ....P.m od -;;,, of Peas. per qr .. Grinding oa ley, per qr 35. Od ",-,, oil Malting barley, . o 3s od „ 4 ',„ - Od Oats, do 27S Od •,•••" _... F10ur....2s id to 2,6 d per 111 b. a w ilf There was about the S usual attendance TOL—TUESDAY to-day, an a , n od. ° was firm, at last week's prices. Barley iu good Oats and other articles unaltered. MARKET lIARBOROUGH.—TUESDAY. Mere About the usual supply of wheat, which chang° a ;iere slowly at is decline. Oats scarce, but firm. 13 ° 3°- a shade dearer. 3 6 Oid white wheat, 67s to 73s ; new rod, 5Ss to 6 6 s rd stone. Barley, fine, 528 ; other kinds, 23s to 36s par Oats, now, 27s to 32s ; old, 34s to 35s per qr. Bea u ' 46s to 535; now, 42s to 47s pr qr. Foreign Mail Packet List. AILS D UE. u 9 . Australia and New Zea M land, via Southampton - J u ne 1 IS. J Ditto, via Marseilles Ditto, via Panama ~„c 4. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Ditto, by French packet Jun e / Cape Verde. by Brazil packet - n ine 2 " Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena..• • 3 China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton lu° 2 3. Ditto, via Marseilles . . ..... gal Falkland Islands Mal , 2 ,: . Gibraltar, via Southampton . Mal ^• India, via Southampton gal 2 : . „ Ditto, via Marseil es Malta, Egypt, Jo gal 2S ~8 Ditto, Marseilles... Mauritius, Cape of Good hope, and Natal, via ue 'O. Southampton. J un e 3. Dio, via Mareei les Newfou tt ndland .Jl.Vi Portugal OOOOOOOOOOO •••••• Ditto, by private ship to Oporto Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &c., by British 3, packet gay Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New Yorkt DAN) ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerin.. • • • Ju° Went - Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Balla mas) ai Cubi and Mexico M, 30. Bahamas, via New York Jan e 5 ' Bermuda, via Halifax • f 1 1 1 114 A SAVAGE.—On Saturday afternoon 1 ‘" -r ' n otof Collin wood was taking some refreshments c %lftil l ' with his wife, in the bar adjoining Holder's Conce r ,: n ptir Birmingham, when an altercation arose between maid and a fishmonger named Aaron Pierce. M r. s ';t 11101 : wood remonstrated with him for trying to quarrel girl, and the two men commenced fighting. ine st rli TT tia together, during which Piercesroooll-':l4 sprang oii at his opP bit part of his nose off. Mrs. C it-wood was Bt close by at the time, and Pierce, who had part a ,L , Al' . Tb e lingwood's nose in his mouth, spat it ' in her fa ce ' a oo unfortunate man was immediately conveyed to th e ral Hospital. Births. • . 0 Id" BATII—on the 27th inst., at 56, Portland-pla ce, th _. g .,4 chioness of Bath, of twins, a son and daughte r ' „ Dy" . CunzoN—On the 27th inst., at Kensington, the 11°' se Roper-Curzon, of a son. , , 0 0 i l° 4 Gorr—On the 28th inst., at 8, Summer-pia c- c i a 0 11 P tgnare; the wife of Thomas Wm. Goff, Esq., °. hair. ' . Marriages. b .'el' 4 ' PlitrcnAnn—M'CAxN - On the 25th blot., at St- G r ' L r l io l e; Warwick-square, Charles Pritchard, Esq., Q ua i t :n . ° 14 ter-Gone al's Offic, , , Horse Guards, second sOu 0. - fl y' E. Pritchard, Esq , of Hereford, to Diary Elizttbsl:,Nli'le' daughter of Mrs. M`Cann, 2, Southwick-Pla" rI6 park. lia , Cal, d i e TUCK—WIIITSTED—OR the 2Gth inst., at tu ° „ i , "to Chapel, Danger, N. Wales, Louisa Mary, wi1 () .E . :,,• , :e% , - late Henry Tuck, Esq., of lugatestone 1 1311 ; ; / - 0 . 11 0 ' Edward Whitsted, Esq., of San Francisco, Ca .- ' Deaths. 1 51,0 t0 CAREY—On the 2Gth inst•, at 13, Tipper Wiror,, u- 61ie rn' COITIIiIiS '4ll'y-ere:l. Tupper Carey, of S inntnerlaau, sey, aged 80. dres/ .f a CRAWFORD—On the 2Cth inst., at Winchester, An ,il 4 ' Crawford, Esq., M.D., aged 68. 1 S l ' EIMEN—On the 25th inst., M • T ' 11 Ebdcu , 0 h .osep . 9 ingale-place, Hornsey, N., a g ed 77. , i's a ~ are FOSTER -On the 28th inst at 23, Eccleston-squ Albinia Jane Foster, aged 70. s Bo bert HALL -On the 2Gth inst., at 1, Vicarage-garclen ' ,„ Dawson Hall, aged 57. , org el , .... 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