The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-11 00:00:00

) 10 - N - F l y 70 RKET 1-1 A TIE T COALA EIWIAL llv LEELLIV.E.A CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Cotton Market at Liverpool o n Saturda y : i ; ° ,..'' e d firmly. Twelve thousand bales were sold :"Friday's p r i ces , h a lf the number being taken by -pecu lators. The Railway Share M arket was ver y 11°Ya lit, and closed at an advance of about 1 per T he Corn Market has been heavy, and wheat ls. to ~ s. per qu ar t e r lower. ship John Bell, of Glasgow, from Geelo n g , 1.-4r hs4B 3 . 7 40 bales of wool, said to be the largest 1411ti tY imported in one bottom from that port. I s ref err i ng t o th e s t oc k s of produce in London, f 4 l ss ra• Layton, Hulbert, and Company, give the I:'°wing particulars :—Of cochineal the im p orts 41 ; ve been so extensive that the stock is Do ented by 2,053 bags,, notwithstanding a Nat there is increased consumption. Of safflower e is a fair consumption. Th e deliveries cf ' lie dye have fallen off. The stock of t ta i lt Petre is 10,123 tons against 5,000 tons at this to nle last year. The total stock of sugar is reduced 18 ~ 310 tons, or 6,741 tons less than at the corre adi6g period of last year. The deliveries of 4 :" for consumption and export are less b y 34,000 15 ` 8 . but the stock en the 2d instant was only 1836 evils. against 192,457 cwts. at t his time fait i Year. Corn market it is stated that British mer tlia Will suffer largely by the destruction of pro krt, 1 144 J 11 the Sea of Azoff. One party, we hear, 0-c l 7• ) °OO qrs. of wheat at Taganrog, purchased t h oy? figure of 10s. per quarter, consequently k ri ere w ould have been an immense pro fit if the c , ,m3 c ould have been got away,a, Th ere are one or t w o Australi T an ships in this brio 'iri g, but it is not ascertained whether they Ti ! any gold. w eek ° New York advices mention that during the 1)0 11A : ti ding May 25, the value of merchandi se ex ' to 4B ii includi ng s p ec i e , was 1,427,1061., which is Of i k de red a large amount, but the ship ments lid -13 , n1 oil to this country had been c on- Ale. Breadstuffs were sent forward very %1 wedY' The last weekly return of the City B anks an increase of 89,476 dollars in the specie, eat e ' 6 receipts of gold from California continued liati4 l ."'• The stock market was buoyant, the f4 o ,, act° rY accounts of the growing crops and the Dro c f raid e weather promoting confidence. Foreign Prie,: ets Privately were in limited demand, but werestruled firm, while at auction large parcels i)tAL e ing sold, and at prices not by any means 'able Th e • a ccounts from California state that the jri 8 Were doin g extremely well, and at the dry tit::gs there was a good supply of water. The tet, l „ l " . as to whether quartz mining can be ma de k b 'terative having been so much canvassed, the qow Illbj ect in g remarks from a local source, upon the , Will be found interesting : 1 11 11. 3 kp h , quartz mines are becoming very profitable , a nd trileeizents are being constantly made to the quartz e stablishments now in operation. 11141,,u▪ ° business is becoming better understood—science 6.'lll.4.`lexPterr_ien_ce are lessening the cost of working the mines eni i n. 'cling the gold—capital is seeking investment (i !lc ov to of this character—new ledges are being 4 t ni ere d and old onei re-worked. The time is not far :tir ei c",when the • ld of 'these quartz mines will constitute g Lre Portant yle proportion of the aggregate product of io NI 44°. that . e will pay ong after th . e placer mines are ,:tet ie „" , if time ever should arrive. As Boon as it t 7Yip; a uY known how largely these mines have been 1 , ;°f late ca it al will pour in from Europe developing e their a riches. The capitalists of ‘ 'hec ti g havealwaysbeen partial to mining enterprises. Ptr -4 • re well satisfied if they obtain tour or . five , 4 21 t, their oney at home. The quartz mines " 6 1 ° eration in this State yield an average .d profit of Th e thirty per cent. upon the amount investe." lho. markets at San Francisco continued quiet, , lat.7"er a larger business was doing with the ti a nglish Stock Market is buoyant, at a fur atiti a dvance of ±to per cent., the fine weather e( lntinued favourable news from the seat of war at, o 'll 'ing business. Consols have been 921 to s for k bls tl ilt. The New Three per Cents, have been ll k cl 927 1 to 93i, and the Reduced 92k to gill s Stock has been firm, at 210. Exchequer ' l % 14s. premium, and India Bonds 225. to F oN Omnium is at 51 premium. h ecurities have been dull, but generally bower• Sa rdinian ° we inian Bonds, ex dividend, have been, , Ter g„„utici, C at 86k, which is A per cent. worse. have been maintained at 86 to 1. S p anish r etlh ee h: are 38#, and the Defe rred 18 # . Mexican rise -.4 at 21k to 4. Dutch Four per Cents. have fr oln 94i to 95 and 95k. It o ;_ e following are the nominal p rices of forei g n tk 11 ": - ----Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 / to 7 i; M exi- N.'„, 2l i to 22 ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three it nts., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 44E: 46 ; Russian Five per Cen ts., 99 to 101 ; Pour-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; New Deferred, 18 to 18i; Ditto 3 per i tt s * , 38 to 381; Ditto Certificates, 3 i to 4f ; w ei P assive, 4 to 41. st ral ! regret to learn that the banking house of Ikty .'ati and Co., iu the Strand, have suspended slat this morning. k 46 railway meetings announced are the follow t:,otharn Company. Date. Place. 1 )14 41 P June 25, Hibernia Chambe rs. ON. enins. of Portugal June 15 . Portugal. 1. 44,, erh -s! .. Crosby, &c. Ifit4lll Daps North-Western June urie 27, ' Flcnsbnrg. o 4 . l k tc redish July 5, Gottenburg. (Chas revs and Quebec, V. Alley June 11, London. eate B teru June 21, Bridge-housellotel. Th e of Len. &Crystal Pal. June 14, Albion Tavern. ka rk re is increased firmness in the Railway Sha re 4 re h! t) , and most of the principal Eng lish lines 4 bire iguer - The dealings are chiefly in Lanca - L l ; Fi t a nd Yorkshire, North-Western, and South ghas-til and Midland. The foreign and colonial I,..are hi g h er. t eZ e a are quiet but firm, and the same applies 15 trati.,..', ai lk Shares. The Miscellaneous are corn- Ye lY neglected. 84 FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. / 1 14 1 1„ (Prom the Oficial List. I• to Business done 210 1414, Iteciii .. c . e .. d Annuities.,...... 922 4 c.f i t. l) ° Cent. Annuities .... . ........ - 3k El't,_lll3llities Expire sth Jan., 1860 .. 3 15-16 4 11 i 1 41 0 30 Years, xpire 10th Oct., 1859 3 11-16 1 /itt, : , Me. £lOOO ''' l, igi a ', ll tder £lOOO 22 6 ▪ tti ,: ° r -Account, 10th July 92 iiiiii A2 e1 ,7, Riii`ier Bills, 21d. ki , 471 . .. • 70 Me . ..... . 14 17 Q tel e _ ... ...................... 11 tuteor Bonds 1858, 32 per Cent. - 1859, ~ .... 002 1 11tICE ki e 2ll a, OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. ,!c an '° 11 ( 1 5. 5 per Cent 100 il o "itt o f Per Cent. tllc,ileor the Account 2lk 4 1)1 4 , 7 Bonds , 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 t i liti a „ ,Per Cent. T i lt% - 1/ 0 7 14 ,2 5 per Cent. tElr ‘ . te N ew 6 per Cent 3BB t i t hyl s h t ,Deferred, 3 per Cent. i t to f or V !, " / 6 per cent .Ine Account. a l}{ h Dividends o n the above parable in London. b i t'l t t i t : e •p hallg , r ce e s 2 : 3 / 4 Per . Cent. 12 Gull •-o, t oms Cortifieates .... 9 THREE O'CLOCK. eon Bo i s . 13itto AcCo . ;;;;i: ' loii; ' iti'ly . ************* 92 i i x d 11:1rrlIPTED MURDER. —On Saturday evening, while ageni, to the 9 appawhite estates in the ah - "PPerary, was walking, accompanied by his * Tout a mile from the . village of Cappawhite. he 114 l a v -.4e ked by three men, one of whom fired delibe l'a'r" B ' t him with a double-barrelled pistol, the ball,how -IGNI' Passing harmless] through his hat. The ruffian s ot ttlretired a few aces Y , and fired the second barrel, witl lo lB thee also the p ball passed close to Mr. Spong Iv!th doing him any injury. Mr. Spong was armed St 1, 4 re'velver, but the murderous attack was so sudden ; h6 l.l l ; . W ag . thrown off his guard, and when he fired at a or t h 41. 1 it was without effect. The reason assigned tanrcierous attack is that Mr. Spong has served eat tie°f e jectment' some of the tenants for non-pay 4 ov . of rentA on of 1001. has bee , ' offered by ~,b l .4oel it lio e : t t . % i t l l iA r e N e C w D n a n r v iction of the intended murderers. PROPERTY BY A THIINDER-BTOR 3 f. rte r ti t lng a thunder-storm in Lancashire on Wednesday Ye ars a boy named Robert Warniley, aged eleven ‘ 1 : 1 d, d 17 , 4% struck by lightning at Turton, near Bolton, instantly. Duringnring the same storm , a cotton 8 41 - "gin al gt - /11 r. R ayner, near Ashton-under-Lyne, so 0 st ruck by lightning and set on fire. The mill tykott'rneet wholly destroyed, and the loss of property ' ' t aa to some thousands of pounds. 0 St. 10 St. 25 fi 5 5 20 204 100 20 20 20 6 20 100 LOU 100 20 _ --J,I, RIJIMAIL kbevicort tunbg lottng, 80, t. tl(i .EaAtt., ,Jrna,t Rimming. Wolverh. -;tour Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lanegh. 6 Cheshire Jun& Do. Chesil. & Birk., Z5O and Vti - Con: Do., £20...... 4; Tyr.. s origina £25 (isid. at £4r , ;list& and Aledonial !Carmarthen and Ca digan I (Thqster aolyitca:! Ce.rk .ud Bandon Cork, Black, &Pam )Im-wall 'lrieff Junction lublio&BelfastJunc UniadeePorth&A.. , ' , two rutwtion.. Ito. •• ••• I , ,ast kugli -19,stern Counties. • 'a.stert ‘Tnion, A stock . ..... 1)0., B Stock_ Do., New A.. Lauesshiro Ydinburgh dz (41a81 ,, Mint). and Peebles Edin. Pitt. Dnncle, ForthsClyde Jun. 14)01 1 1 X) 101, Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. Wooten , Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock . Sth. StWest.(lre.) treat Western D Stour Val. Bail 1— Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern l L mcaster & Carlisle 4i Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh Po., Wet. Riding Un. all Lilt. Crsby.&Southpt all L o ndon & Blackwal 1(X) Gond. Bright &S.Cst. 100 bond. and N. Weetn. 16 Do. Fifths .......... 5i Do.lo/.5h.,1V1&8...0 2e Do. Eighths 100 London andS. West) *7. Do., £5O. ............. ,8 Do., £4O .............. all Lndudrry& Colerain. all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 :Kanch.Shef.k Liner all Do. I Shares, No. l R2s. Man. & Lin. Un. 100 kidland ............... 100 1) o. Dprby all Alidld. G. West. (Ire,) all Do. Half Shares...... all bwcastle & Carlisle. 233 Nwpt.,Aberg. & Hrfel i N ew & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 .. .. . A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwic l, Do. do. Extension D o.do. G.N.E. ruck Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. Now £lO N. &S. Wstrn.,llamp ctead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. 'lortb Western.„,... N. SD S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scotti sh Midland •,'ilropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. di Ely. Pui 3. IF, 1(X) tOO al I ) 4 ' all too 2i all 171 M., all 4 10 103. 1 2 all l 3 Do , 4taines,Wok. &Wol , Stockton it Dar Stockton & Hr.rtlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Ulverstone & Lancs Vale Neath... & Kilkenny w a terford&Llmerlek West Cornwall Wf. at End of London and. Crystal Palace West London Nimblodn & Croydon Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Bastn. June. Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, P.aroda, awl Central India„Scrip Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Ey;ension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Po. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of ComadaA is Do, St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of .Deben., con. into Stk. till '6.3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. at. Central of Fran,. Gt. Indian peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions...— Do. do .............. Great Luxembonr, Constituted Shares Do. Obligations... . . (fit. Western of Canad 10 1313 Sharas Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O . Dn. do., '73, without option.. Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Bask Lucca Ei Pistoja 5 p.c. 10 25 20 atJ prof ' Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (wits !nterest) Do. (ex interest)._ Northern of France. D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueline guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22M. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams. She. NorwegianTrankPre* Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5 3 / 4 p. cent. Pref Scinde Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 3 / 4 per c. Prof Western of France_ Wort. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STO Austr:►lr.sib, British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia 13nk. of India, Australia, & China City ....... Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish cud Australian Chart fr,ond.. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales * Oriental Bank o f Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New,,,,,, Royal Australn:iiiia & add Imp C 0.,,, ;with Australia ... Union of Australia.... Do. NOW 10 22:!, an an gniou of Lendoat...-. a .tom R IT, 'P S f r . ‘ , Clotting Prlefis this du. 24 '5 4 / I 4i - Si 131 - 151 - )6.1 84 - 74 90 - 92 64 • 61. 14i - 154 9 - 11 ••• '''' —...d 164 121 '2s 36 • 40 24 - 26 77 - 79 8 60 8 - 9 19 - 2 70 - 72 93 - 03;3 7 - 12 7 79 7 - Si 100 - 102 68 •- 69 59 - 61 75 - 80 8 - 10 8 10 82k • 824 - 8 103 104 1041 - 1041 - R P a- , 84 - 85 8i 70 7- 6 1 28 - 281 8j 81 7 1 6 e t 4 -- 4634 •t • ..'. 9 - 7 Ii - 2 50 - ~2 3i ... 32i 76 7 7 14 14 1 52 5 3 48 50 d par id 4 / 1 413 ,1 64 7 1 d ar - 28 - 30 , .. '''''' • 08 70 47 49 14 t 5 62 63. 284 - 29 3 1 2d par 38 - 40 OSP '''''.. t•• 204 2 34 - 23 - 25 7 - 8 ... "- .-• FOREIGN. 9 - Oi 24 - 2/ li - 1 2i - 2is - 36 - 371 10 - 11 ! 2- 3 - 251 / of 5 19 20 58 58 95 - 97 4i- 5 1 4P 8 " I 5i - 5 i 3k - 4h 3i 3 i I 24 -24 i 100 -,10 2 115 - 118 115 - - 120 104 106 - 24 115 120 - 74 lip 2 3 / 4 3 5 7 p 2 - 3 5/ - 6i i6i : iii 13 -13 i g -- 9 29} - 29ip 48 50 42 44 ... pm 23i 24i 21 22 li lid 91 —9l 2/ - 3 p ... - pm = 4 d 9 pl ... - ••• 18 -18 i BANKS. 84 -- 86 67 69 4 d par - 1 2 - 4p 18 - 13 21. -- 22 par ; 1 1 P 34 - 36 37i - 33 -- ... 42 44 74 - 76 8 -- 9 FluAcnazt , dons this day. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. B. Lin. -,r.6 pc Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New GlstrA Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shared. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lou., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtu. and Matlock Middloebro' & Redear Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten N.& Est.sp.e• Do. 6pt et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wre Do. # Shill. A Roystn.Sz Hit. Shef. Roth R ., 4 Gool eg.s c . Shrews.Saler S. Stafford Wear Valleygr B per cent Do Wilts&gomrst - 2i 94- I - 58 - 60 133 - 135 8 - 9 2i 2} 32 - 33 92 - 94 T SHARES. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIN I • Loudon S: N. Went L. &N. W. Caledon... F E. Un. E. ot.Nrtml. Caldonian. Do Gt. Weso Vk. Now. & Berw. Y. & N M Do. Do EasterT Peto & Co Norfolk.. Do .. • & Midid. Stokton & Darlingt. Midland.. En. Coun. 'E. L.outa. 110 L. StN.W LUSilat Do Gt Northp traneash X Vorksh T. Brassey K. MClew. Stoat. & Darlingt Do IGtW( PREFEREN' 100 ~lal t St. 20 50 100 all 100 100 berdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. Blyth and Tyne 1 Opel c. pref. (issd. at 50/ Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO rlhester & Holyhead Guar. di per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c Dun .Prth .dt Al-er. J ;.Anglian Cie. A Sh Do. do. Os. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 no. New 6 r. 0. St. rAlast Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p.cts. F.. & Vv'. York. J. sths Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Fll`l3 egs has. & S. W. G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. C. prem... Do. 4 p. e Do. 5 p. e. Scrip, Red It 5 p. (lt.N. of Scot. Ist Prei (It. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4per 0. Praf. St Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gust. Sh Do. do. d 0... I Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stack Lon. & Brigh. G. 5 p.c . Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Gnar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent.. Lou.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct.. Lon. & S. W. Con. 3d Londy. & Color. Sh. Gondy. & Ennis.iSL. lan., Shef., & Lin. ••• -- ••• 94 - P 6 93 0 - 101 ••• ••• 3i 4i -6f k - la I - 131 —13 i 60 - 63 iii -- ii; 110 - 112 103 - 104 I - ip 6 - 64 97 9 90 - 92 92 - 94 10 - 11 17 - 174 10$ 108 75 - 77 19} - 20 9 -10 144 - 15 137 139 *v. ••• "•" • • 21 - n all 4,11 ,1,11 Nen;, £lO Do. £6 Viarypt.SzCarl.4p c Du. 4i per cent 10? o 100 , 4id. Consol.6 p.c St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol I Birm. 0 per cent. 1.00 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. 11i Do. Pref. 4i per ceo all Do. 51. Pr.-f. 4p. c.. 1.00 ,D d itto Leicester an 1 Hitel:en Prt-f. St... 'Norfolk Dercature !Do.Pref. 4 p. c. Stoe \Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5i per et. pref 'Do. Way. Val. 5 p. e 'North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P Do. do do Do Leeds 6 p.c %No.) Do. do. Quarters 0 Do:York & Par. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester,: Wolverh..£ls, 6 p e Do R. Prof. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,Nevy Prat South Devon Do. fixed,4i percent S. Eastern (Reading Arun.) of £1 Os. Q. Do. 4i per cent S Wales Otte. 4p. c Do. do. 4i p. c.... 'S. Yorksh.4p.c.Glnar. Stock.& Dar., 5 p c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. F c. till July 1, 'SP ~Vaterfd. & Kil k. 6 pc too 100 too 00 too 13a —13 j i iP 10 8* 2 10 I 1.0 l P 9 - 141 98 - 98 4 - - 4A 100 - 102 93 -95 31 - 4 1 fa 106 - 108 131 - 14 id - par 231 -23 i 100 - 102 is —lB i f ; - 2id OTD 1 i pm ;:i _..--!---,------_ MINES. 1 all Agra Fria -••••-- -- • i ••• il 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold m ... 10s. all Anglo Californian *— 1# 20 6 Australian 1 - 1 1 all Australian Cordillera ... ... 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of * i 50 all Blamarvon Iron and Coal - 7 4 6 20 14 British Iron 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) - 3 30 all Do. Comes & Cniab 3 31 20 15 Do. St. John Del ReY 31 —33 1 5 Carson's Creek 0 - i 1 D Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica it -OP i 4 40 all Cobre Copper 57 - 59 5 1 Colonial Gold - 4 4 St. all Copper Min. of Env 30 3 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. con , 2d par ••• IC Copiapo 204 21 5 5 all English and Austin C o pper Smeltg ( 1' 11 -14 2 1 Fortuna par —ip 11 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt.NuggetVeittßog — i 44 all Great Polgooth 1 —2l 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares ... 2 D). B 2 25 5 1 Lusitanian i —._ if) 4 ' 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Minim , and Smelting Co ... ... 1 all Nouveau Monde — ••• 20 all Pontgiband Silva , Lead Min. & Smelt 151 161 5 1 Port Philip 4 - I 1 all Quartz Rock it - 4 50 all lthymnoy Iron l9 21 19 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 121 Santiago de Cuba... 51 .- 61 1 all South Australian 4 1 10 75 Tin Croft... - ... 28) all United Mexican . 44 - 41 45 1 1 1 all Waller 0 i 4 1 all West Mariposa i i 3 12e. Worthing Mining of Australia 1, all kruba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 Australian Agricult. 33 34 10 all Aus;raln. Royal Mail ... ~. 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2 5 2 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 57 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... - . . 100 321 Canada 119 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et. Jan. and July ll4l - 1154 115 I 5 all Crystal Palace 3l - 31 3 4 5 4 Do. Preference 4 - 4p 4 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... m 1 1 Duston Tron Ore G• 20 Si Eastern Steam 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 - 19 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir m ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat m m 20 all General Screw Steam ... ... 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar „„ ~. 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... ... , 1.0 9 Waxican&S.A.merien. 65 7 10 2/ Do. New — ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 1 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 14 2i 2 1 N. S. W. Coal 41 Inter, Steam Navigat. Co. .. L —. ~.. 1 all N. B . Australasian_ f 1 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeSt .3aiu ... .. 1 all Oriental Gas l4 11 / 4 5 all Peel Br. La.& Minrl 2 35 3 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... 50 10 Do. Now 2 3 p 2 all Portland Iron Co ll li 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - 74 73 i 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 2 1 4 1 1 Ditto New 4 —i„ 25 all South Austral.l.l.ml 38 --; 4 ;" 1 all Sobmar. Tel. Seri!, ' , 1 1 i 1 all 11,,. itogio , .m4 . i • 20 5 Trust ez L. Co .U. Can. ... - ... 109 2fQ , Van Diemen's Laud 134 134 oir this t. 98 - 100 100 - 102 ••• - ••• 134 - 136 toli :16i 12i - 13- 2 -- 24 3 -12 i ••••• •• es! tiJY LI R Laud, Labour, audtiold. By William Howitt. 2 vols. Longman. ThO record of Mr. Howitt's travelling experi ences in so far distant a colony will naturally ex cite some curiosity. His stay in Australia, though not very extended, has enabled him to form an opinion on the modes of action and principles of government by.which the colony is ruled. His work is not so much a narrative of personal adven tures, or an entertaining description of life and manners, as a port raititre of the present condition of the inhabitants, with 4€spect to the organisation of their government and the general aspect of social affairs. M'any disputes between .the landowners and the people and the diggers and the officials are explained and commented on with moderation and impartiality. The author professes to have no per sonal interest in the question, and says that his purpose has been merely to state, fully and fairly, what came under his notice. The great dispute and annoyance which is productive of many evil results arises from the restrictions placed on the sale of land. This mistaken system causes a species of auction among the claimants, in which exorbi tant prices are paid for a few acres. The following extract will give some idea of the evils attending this method : "It is amazing to what a price this peddling and wicked system has fenced up land round Melbourne. We ,think 1,000/. or 2,0001. per acre near London high, but here it fetches from 4,009/. to 6,0001. ! Houses are fre quently pointed out to me in the outskirts, as having recently been sold, with a garden, for 10,0001. or 12,0001., which in the finest suburbs of London would not fetch above 2,0001. Little houses in the town which in London, in good streets, would let for 401. a-year, here let for 400/. My brother has built two good houses near his own, which would not let in London for more than 701. a-year each, or 1501. together ; he lets the two for 1,200/. And there is a single house near, worth in London or its environs perhaps . 1201. a-year, for which the modest sum of 2,0001. a-year is asked I—a sum that would purchase it at home." These difficulties arising from the sale of lands are frequently touched upon throughout the volumes, being one of the chief causes of discontent, and the origin of much evil. Another instance of mis management is the neglected state of the roads. In some places large pits were left without any warning or protection for the belated traveller to walk into. In others the diggers are allowed to excavate underneath them. " I have alluded, a little while ago, to the strange dis regard of hum•in life exhibited by these Commissioners almost universally. On every digger's licence there stands the strict prohibition of sinking holes upon any road, or of cutting up the roads through the diggings in any manner. This precaution is not only necessary for the preservation of the roads, but far more so for that of human life. But the regulation is almost totally disregarded, and wherever gold is to be got the diggers cut up the roads without the slightest regard to either the convenience of the public or its safety. You see the roads through the diggings entirely undermined, cut up, and obstructed, and the unfortunate draymen, and all who have to travel through them, seek ing in bewilderment to find a passage over the heaps and hollows. " Yet all this is witnessed by the Commissioners, police, and magistrates, with the niost perpetual and uninterrupted serenity. No effort is made to curb the deadly nuisance, no precautions are used to fence off or close up those open gulfs in the most public ways. The apathy appears to pervade the whole of the gold fields and the whole body of authorities ; human life is a thing that they do not seem to attach the slightest value to; and I do not recollect a single exception to this singular insensibility, save in the person of Mr. Hood, at the Nine Mile Creek. Ovens Dig gings. I there beheld, and beheld with wonder, stern de nunciations of the practice, and menaces of the most rigid punishment of it, placarded everywhere by that gentleman. " The most flagrant instances of this culpable neglect, however, appeared to me those at Ballarat and Creswiuk's Creek, because the holes there ranged from 80 to 160 feet deep ; and numbers of these holes, when deserted, stood gaping without any defence, to receive any one who passed. I shall not soon forget the manner in which we had to fight our way through Ballarat amongst these holes, and over monstrous heaps of clay, the main road being cut up for m ilea. " But still more frightful were the pits in the highway through that side of Creswick's Creek leading out towards Ballarat. In that highway there were numbers of holes, 80 feet deep, totally unprotected even by the ordinary heap of cl ty and gravel round them. The dirt had been sho velled to the side of the road, so that along the edges of the highways, on the part where foot-passengers generally walk, stood these gaping gulfs, one after another, with nothing in the world to give warning of them in the dark, or to prevent strangers plunging into them. They wore deserted, and there can be no doubt, that if they were now descended into, bodies would be found in them, if they do not lie there buried ander heaps of earth that have fallen from the sides as they caved in. " The slightest thing done might have guarded against such horrible catastrophes as must inevitably occur, and may yet never be heard of. It it were too much trouble to prevent them being made, or having been made to fence them off with post cr rail, a huge branch thrust into the mouths of these pits would suffice to make them pal pable to approachers ; at it is, I have never aeon in any other country on the face of the earth such awful man traps in the public highway, nor could have supposed such possible, and yet I was brought up in a country of mines and coal pits." The great vice in this and the neighbouring colonies is intemperance. The consumption of spirits is frightful. In speaking of New South Wiles, the writer observes : "The consumption of spirits, though large, bears no proportion to that of Victoria. In 1853, the duty amounted to 193,2391. while that of Victoria, for about the same population, amounted to upwards of 600,0001. ! The duty on wine in New South Wales for 1853, was 32,2961.; and of ale and beer, 8,9131. : total, 234,4401. !—which is estimated to make, though so far inferior to the quantity drank in Victoria, upwartis of 31 gallons of spirits, of 6 gallons malt liquor, and 2i gallons of wine, to every man, woman, and child in the colony. There is wide room for reform even here, and the soberer classes are extremely anxious to effect it, if they knew how." As might be expected from the large number of convicts, as well as from the doubtful characters who are self exiled, some of the inhabit ants of the towns ire not remarkable for honesty. During his sojourn at Melbourne, the author writes— "Everybody ought to calculate that the fortnight he will probably bo detained here will cost him as much as the whole voyage, and mike his arrangements accord ingly; besides which, without the strictest watchfulness on his part, his luggage will be plundered ; for the thieves proper are a very fictive class of gentry here. One of our fellow passengers had his boxes regularly gutted ; and we ourselves had our mining boots and other boots and shoes. stolen. The mining boots are indispensable to us, and cannot be replaced h ere a t leas th an 9/. per pair, of their quality. Last night the expert thieves which England has transported to those regions, and who have flocked hither from Sydney and Van Diemen's Land, and who are every dsy exercising their coavoyaneing talents, robbed the stable-yard of a gentleman just by. They took his horse, his harness, and strippol the premises of most valu able booty, the groom sleepingln the room adjoining the stable all the time. The police here are supposed to con sist largely of these very thieves. In fact, two policemen the other day were convicted of robbery. " But the one great principle of the colony is the Dutch man's maxim :—` Get honestly, if you can; but at all events get !' People avow the principle. They come here, in fact, as they go to India, to make fortunes, and then—` go home.' That is the phrase. Everybody talks of England as home. They are all going home some day. This and that person are selling their property, and going home. Others are going home for a visit ; but in any case it is towards home that their thoughts tend. Hence so little is done for the colony, this splendid colony Every one thinks of himself ; there is no patriotism, because no man looks upon this country as his home. All are in a sort of temporary exile,—the servants of mammon, that they may spend ' golden earning at home." In his description of the natural curiosities of the country he gives an extended account of the trees and shrubs, of which there are a great variety, and some of a most deadly and poisonous nature. In his concluding remarks, the author reminds us of Campbell's beautiful poem on the departure of the emigrants to Australia, which was then a place little known or thought of. In tracing the future greatness of the unknown and deserted region, he exclaims— " Delightful land in wildness ev'n benign, The glorious past is ours, the, future thine ! -As in a cradled Hercules, w e t race The lines of empire in thine infant face. What spacious cities with their spires shall - gleam, Where now the panther laps a lonely stream, And all but brute or reptile life is dumb. Land of the free ! thy kingdom is to come." And again, while alluding to the feelings of the emigrant's children, he says in words that convey exactly the same idea as Mr. llowitt's— " Not a pang that England's name imparts Shall touch a fibre of his children's hearts. How many a name to us uncouthly wild Shall thrill that region's patriotic child, And bring us sweet thoughts o'er his bosom's chorde. As aught that's named in song to us affords." Though the record of these experiences are less among the " kangaroos and flowers" of the quiet country homes than the riots and disturbances of the diggings, and the competition and bustle of the towns, there is no less reason to foretel the future greatness of our Australasian colonies from its narrative of maladministration, vice, and dis cord than from the lofty ideas and eloquent words of the poet. At present all is chaos and confu may behold a very enfg ex; to will show c extract from the lion, concluding another gscerneem ar Tk generation sheabfoovlleo wri some of the possibilities the author contemplates : "Nw z d the agriculturist, and the m i ner w ill a lik e find fresh treasures and fresh homes. Th e nav i ga ti on o f the Murray opens up at once , as it e, a whole king dom of territory, and bids the squatter b o ldl y a d vance into the wilderness, promising to carry down hi s woo l an d his cattle, and to oirry up all that he needs. N ay , wonder ful visions, thereupon, of mighty railroads stretching from Adelaide, through Victoria and New South Wales, to Sydney itself, rise b?fore the imagination of my old friend Judge Boothhy, and he bravely asks no less than twenty one millions sterling to construct these magnificent works, with all their necessary docks and stations ; to be refunded out of the tale of lands and the profits of its traffic. He sees no less than 100,000 tons of timb er an d b u ildi ng 3,000,001 quar t ers o f corn ; 5 2 02 00 ,00 ,00 0 t o on b s al o e f s materials trotting clown this highway o f nat i ons annually ; ; 50,000 horses and fat cattl e ; 40,000 sheep and pigs, ve r y f at ; 1 0, 0 00 tons heyo l a v n o d ol, st t r a a l w loc, &c. of copper; 2,100,000 ounces of gold—that is, all the gold got in Victoria, for not more than that is now getting; saddle-horses and carriages travelling with passengers, at the charge of 18,0001. per annum, and a if Mien and a 821 i a 1032 104 k 161 a 2 gli 5i 284 7i 75i i i 91 9 f 9 ii $ 9 Si 15 1 15 3; 4 3 i 24 101 118 1051 5 24. 116 18 171 25 41 5 73/ 41 29 8i i die 101] 1 93i JUNE 11 1855 half of of people. Ile sees wine and dairy produce, poultry and fish, and all that man can create or desire, rushing along with a velocity to the cities, as if they were going to eat and not to be eaten. A most magnificent scene, yield ing a return of 800,0001. yearly. A magnificent scene but rather of the future than of to-day. Some day such august machinery will be in motion, resounding through the wildernes s — a w ild erness no l onger —f rom Lake Alex andrina to Sydney Cove. " England, in fact, is here re-producing herself on a larger scale ; but the immigrants of to-day only feel the tumblings and rushings together of the yet unexplicatoil chaos. To us this is a strange land, to the next generat 4 on it will be the native land. Born, therefore, to love it, they will push on its growth to groan ess. The sons and daughters of the soil will grow up amid all the endearing - associations of a mother country, To them the inverted seasons will possess no inversion. To them the gum-tree and the wattle will assume the place of the oak and the cliff. The warbling crow and the laughing jackass will be their blackbird and hereditary rook. To them the smooth out lines of the Australian landscape will appear as charming as to us the more abrupt and picturesque scenery of the northern hemisphere. New interests, new histories, and new hopes will surround them with the genuine charms of existence. They are the after generations who will feel the comforts and enjoy the glories of the advancing creation of an austral world. In their hands, and by the vigour of their genius, Australia, in its totality will rapidly, and by the clear design cf Provilence, advance into one more august section of that race from which England— the ancient heart of Christianity, freedom, and civilisa tion—is encompassing the earth. Westward, America ; eastward, India; southward, Africa; and in this scheme far greater than Africa, Australia, are organising the grand future of humanity, whose ultimate triumph of religion, liberty, scienee, brotherly unity, and happiness will blond themselves into the broad day of the distant millennium. "Therefore, while gazing down this glorious vista of progressing certaintiea, let us cordially cry ' Advance Aus tralia ' and so treat her in her infancy that she shall re member us with grateful affection in the power and splendour of her maturity." SPORTING NOTES. FOR HAMPTON, HO ! The tradesmen of Windsor grumbled most wofully at the absence of visitors from the Castle during the Ascot Race week, and pleasure people and others interested in the success of the meeting regarded the fact of her Majesty and Prince Albert withholding their patronage as one of ill-omened significance. The non-attendance of the Court, however, was the only, incident of a dis agreeable.nature connected with the gathering. So far as the sport was concerned scarcely an important short coming was detected ; whilst the proceedings were conducted with a quiet, business-like regularity, which rendered things pleasant. The " features" presented by the racing, are now too familiar to every turfiteto require further description or notice. I- shall therefore briefly direct attention to " coming events." The great Cockney holiday on Moulsey Hurst is likely to be marked by its usual characteristics of rollicking fun and unrestrained enjoyment. The grogramme contains eleven items, of which five (including a heat race) will be decided on Wednesday. To determine the probabili ties is somewhat difficult, because there is so " much of a muchness" as to the merits, or rather the demerits, of th e animals engaged. Twenty horses are weighted for the Stand Plate, but a probability exists that not a moiety of that number will go to the post. Pantheon, High Pr!e4, and See Clear seem to possess titles to notice and support. Should old Stamford go to the post, however, bad and slow as he unquestionably is, he will perhaps be "handy" at the finish. Winkfield is the highest weight accepting for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, and, considering the class of animals he will meet, his chance is by no means de stroyed. His most formidable opponents will, perhaps, be Cock Pheasant, Kidnapper, Rodomeli, and Vulcan. Should mischief be meant with Kidnapper on this occa sion I shall expect to see him the winner. In his ab• sence I shall aim at Cock Pheasant. Should Coroner run for the Claremont Stakes, instead of being sent to fulfil his engagements at Newton, his success may be calculated upon with some certainty. Were he out of the race I should be " sweet" on Sugar cane. Strutaway is favourably handicapped enough for the Visitors' Plate, and ought to be capable of winning. For the Richmond Plate I select Battery, Questionable, and Westminster. Not having yet heard of the arrivals at Newton, and having down to my present writing received no infor mation as to the horns " expected," I shall reserve my anticipatory remarks until to-morrow. June 11. A FRESH MAN. BANQUET AT THE TRINITY HOUSE. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, as Master of the Trinity Corporation, dined with the members of that body at the anniversary dinner on Saturday night, at the Trinity House, Tower-hill. His Royal Highness, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord George Lennox, Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Pliipp, and Colonel Biddulph, arrived in two of the Royal carriages at a quarter to seven o'clock, from Buckingham Palace, and, on alighting, was received in the entrance ball by the Deputy- Master, Captain Shepherd, and the following elder brethren, in fu'l uniform:—Captains Bax, Owen, Farrar, Drew, Waller, Nelson, hiaden ' Probyn, Pitcairn, Gor don, Welbank, Shuttleworth, Redman, Pexley, Were, Pigott, and Pelly. Prince Albert, on entering, was met by the band of the Grenadier Guards in attendance, playing the national anthem, and was conducted to the Court-roslm, a splendid apartment, hung with full-length portraits of the late Duke of Wellington, William Pitt, and several of the ina,tere of the corporation ; also, of the late King and Queen Adelaide. There were assembled the following noblemen and gentlemen, invited to meet the Prince at the banquet :—Vis count Palmerston, Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon.• Vernon Smith, the Right Hon. Sir Win. Molesworth, Viscount Hardinge, the Earl of Dundonald, Lord Redesdale, Lord de Ros, the Right Hon. Francis T. Baring, the Right Hon. Dr. Lushington, Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, the Chairman (Mr. Macnaughten) and Deputy-chairman (Col. Sykes) of the East India Company, the Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, Sir James Emerson Tennerit, Sir George Couper, Sir James Melvill, Viscount Dun can, M.P., the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Rear-Admiral Eden, Cap tain Richards and Captain Milne, Lords of the Admi ralty ; Major Robertson, Captain Craigie, Captain Washington, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Professor Fara- - day, Captain Fitzroy, Captain Walker, Captain Thomas, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Mr. Phinn (Secretary to the Admiralty), Mr. D. Dunbar, Mr. W. Wigram, Mr. Lushington, &c. The Royal Master and company proceeded to the library, in which a dinner of the most recherche descrip l i - tion was served up, covers being laid for 110 guests ; upon their entrance the military band struck up "The Roast Beef of Old England." His Royal Highness, as Master, presided, the Deputy-Master filling the vice chair. Daring the proceedings some excellent speeches were delivered by Prince Albert, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Charles Wood, Viscount Hardinge, &c., in reply to toasts. The company broke up shortly after 10 o'clock. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Welling. ton, the Earl of Clarendon, and others, were prevented by prior engagements from joining the party. His Royal Highness Prince Albert on leaving pro ceeded to join the Queen and Royal party at the Royal Italian Opera. The cholera is at Venice, Pesth, and Prague, but has not yet assumed an epidemic character. Yesterday the Lord Mayor and City deputation were received by the Emperor at the Tuileries. His Excel lency Lord Cowley was in attendance. Matta; June B.—The statement that has been so long and perseveringly circulated, that while on his travels the King would have an interview with his Im perial nephew of Russia on the sly, is in a fair way of vanishing at last ; another also, that the Empress of RusFia is about to visit Berlin or some part of Germany. NARROW ESCAPE PROM POISONING.—A family o f th e name of Doe, consisting of the husband, wife, and a young child, residing in Durant-green, Chesterfield, with Samuel Taylor, father to Doe's wife, had a very narrow escape from being poisoned on Tuesday night last, in consequence of a quantity of arsenic (kept for the pur pose of destroying "black-clocks" or beetles), havini been carelessly allowed to tumble about the cupboard, till it became mixed up with some meal, which had been used in the preparation of gruel, after partaking of which all were seized with violent retching and vomiting Medical aid was promptly called in, and the usual an tidotes administered. All are doing well, but their escape has been a very narrow one. CALAMITOUS FIRE.—THREC LIVES LOST.—On Sa.tur day morning, shortly after nine o'clock, a shoe ing, fata fire occurred in the vicinity of Henrietta -street, Hac cney road, which produced much sensation among t e i "ha bitants of the district. .On the alarm being raised flames were observed issuing forth from the first floor windows of the house, No. 21, a small dwelling, tenanted by a labouring man, named Graham, when, in consequence of loud shrieks of children having been previously heard by some of the adjoining neighbours (though no one seems to have troubled themselves to learn from whence they proceeded), apprehensions were entertained that there was a family perishing in the upper rooms. All attempts to get into the first flour were unavailing, the fire having got such a firm hold of the interior. Assistance arriving, and the engines being sent for, endeavours were made to extinguish the flames, which wai eventually accom plished, although not until the upper part of the house was nelrly burned out. A shocking sight then presented itself. Under the remains of a bedstead, in one of the upper roams, were disc.)verad the bodies of the whole funny of the man Graham, three in numlier, a tinene boys. seven years of age, and two younger children,T They were crouched together in a heap, burned dreadfully. It is presumed that one of them bad been playing with Luci fer matches, and had set fire to the bed. There was no escape for the poor little creatures. The mother, who had gone onan errand, to get in some work, had, in order to keep them out of the streets, lacked the rosin door. The anguish of the parents on becoming acquainted with the melancholy fate of their children was very great. An inquest will be keld on *_:av bodies this day (Monday). Fea rl ffr.'44,. A ' 4 114 4 11 " st ri toZ, ,tt JJC'? SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. 4to 1 agst Cdck Pheasant (taken) 4to 1 agst Georgicm Sides (taken) sto 1 agst Winkfield (taken) sto 1 agst 'Vulcan (taken) ST. LEGER. 4to 1 agst Oulston (taken) DE [Mr. 20 to 1 agst Dramatist (taken) 20 to 1 agst Peter Wilkins (taken) 28 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken) 28 to 1 agst Itesnit (taken) 30 to 1 apt c by Flying Dutchman out of Eilerda:e (taken) 35 to 1 agst Voivode (taken) EMPERIAL PAIILIA:MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition frrA a a body of persons who had been employed for some years in inspecting schools in the diocese of Oxford, stating that they bad beard with regret of the probability of measure for the education of the poor being passed, which proposed to support such a system of education by means of a rate. The petitioners considered such a provision most objectionable, as tending to deprive the great mass of the population of religious instruction, and prayed that it might not pass into a law. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Glasgow praying for the repeal of the Maynooth grant. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—Aber• deen Railway ; Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway ; East Rent Railway ; Newton in Mackerfield Improvement ; St. Helen's Improvement • Waterfori an d Li mer i c k Railway ; West on Super dare Gas ; Limerick and Cas• tleconnel Railway ; Newcastle-uprin-Tyne Gas ; Alford and Boston Road Bill. THIRD READINGS. The Leominster and Lei bury Road and the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Bills were severally read a third time and passed. LONDON NECROPOLIS NATIONAL MAUSO LEUM BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a second time, Lord BERNERS rose to oppose the further progress of the bill. Tne noble lord, in the course of his obser vations, took occasion to refer to a petition that he was intrusted with to present against the bill. That petition set forth a series of objections to the measure. Theta was at variance with the original contract entered into by the Company when they obtained possession of the ground ; that it interfered with the prerogative of the High Court of Chancery; that in contravention of the original act, the company expended a large sum of money in an improper manner, and that the bill itself did not contain any pro vision for the compensation of the incumbents of the metropolis who would be deprived of their usual bu:ial fees by the establishment of this new cemetery. Lord REDESDALE supported the bill, and con tended that it was framed in accordance with the origi nal act. After a short discussion, in which the Earl of &as D. BROKE and Lord ST. LEONARDS took part, The bill was read a second time. THE ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND. The Earl of EGLINTON begged to ask her Majesty's Government the question of which he had given notice, viz., what decisio n h a d b een come to with respect to the scae on Which the Ordnance survey of Scotland was to be concluded. He thought it was most desirable that there should be one uniform system of a 6-inch scale carried out. He heard it was proposed to carry this survey on in 25-inch scale, which he thought was highly objectionable. The Duke of ARGYLL contended that the 25-inch plan was not only generally useful, but indispensable, in Scotland. It was, however, obvious, that while th e 25- inch scal e was t h e most useful in the commercial and highly-cultivated districts, it was 'utterly useless in re gard to the mountainous districts. MONTEAGLE thought good would result from a smaller map, on a scale of one inch to the mile, accom panying the larger one. The Earl..of HARD WICKE thought it was a matter of the greatest advantage for the landed proprietors of Scotland to have a 25 inch scale adopted, as they would be enabled to see their properties minutely described at the public expense. (Laughter.) If he was a Scotch man he should very much like to forward his own pri vate views in this respect at the public expense. (Laugh ter.) After a short conversation, the subject dropped. THE IRISH PEERAGE. The Earl of DERBY rose to call the attent'on of the house to the circumstances attending the creation of the barony of Fermoy. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAN). The house met at twelve o'clock, when the Speaker, having recovered from his late indisposition, took the chair. OATHS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. The SPEAKER thanked the house for their kindness during his recent illness, and remarked he had the satis faction of knowing that public business had not been impeded by his absence. He had to call the attention of the house to the circumstance of two members having taken the oaths and their seats during his absence. That was required by the act to be done within certain hours with the Speaker in the chair, and doubts had been expressed whether it was absolutely necessary the Speaker should be in the chair at the time or any other person acting for him. No doubt the Legislature intended the oaths and the seats should be taken in the most public and solemn manner possible when the house was not in com mittee. Doubts having been suggested respecting the taking the oaths and seats by the two hon. members alluded to, it would be well for the house to consider the matter, because although these gentlemen had taken the oaths and done all that was necessary en their parts they were placed in an inconvenient position, unless some legislative enactment was passed to prevent an action from being brought against them for sitting and voting in the house without having properly taken their oaths and seats. (Hear, hear,) Sir G. GREY, after expressing his regret for Mr. Speaker's temporary absence, expressed the gratification ho and the house felt at his being able to resume his seat and proceed with tho discharge of those duties he had so ably discharged with so much satisfaction to the house, and advantage to the public interest. (Hear, hear.) With reference to the question alluded to by the Speaker, he (Sir G. Grey) having had his attention pri vately called to the matter, be had conferred with se veral gentlemen learned in the law and others compe tent from their experience in the house to form an opinion thereon, and they unanimously concurred in the doubt expressed by the Speaker, and that that doubt ought not to remain, but proceedings taken to prevent it. The gentlemen alluded to were desired to come to the table of the house, and were sworn with the sanction of the house with that publicity which no doubt the act intended, and had thereby been completely obtained. He had thought it better to prepare a bill which he hoped would meet with the concurrence of all hon. members, and would remove all doubts and make valid what had been done in that house during the Speaker's temporary illness. (Hear.) Mr. WALPOLE , and other hon. members having expressed their gratification at the recovery of the Speaker, and their assent to the proposal of the Home Secretary, leave was given to introduce the bill. STANDING ORDERS. —WESTMINSTER (PRIVATE) LAND BILL. Mr. FITZROY called the attention of the house to the standing order with reference to this bill. The bill had been opposed in committee, and sent back to him as chairman of Ways and Means ; and considering it to be analogous to one now before 'another committee, he moved that the Westminster (Private) Land Bill be re ferred to the committee of Group P, for them to proceed with it as they thought proper. The following bills were read a third time:—Hyd e Gas (No. 3), Bristol and Exeter Railway, Liverpool Corporation Water, East of Fife Railway, Fife and Kin ross Railway, Hartlepool Pier and Port, .Leek Improve ment, Mid Kent and North Kent Railway, No r th Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway, Scinde Railway, and Stockport, Disley, and Whaley Bridge Railway. Petitions were presented from Edinburgh agai ns t th e bill for regulating the Court of Session, and one for the re-establishment of the office of Secretary of State for Scotland ; from Dublin, for the better observance of the Sabbath. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, com mencing at clause 46, at which point thd further discus sion el the bill had been adjourned on the 22d of May. clauses up to 53 were agreed to after some verbal alterations. Clause 59 was agreed to, after a short d!seassion. On clause 60 being put, which gave power to the dis trict surveyor to have the supervision of privies and cesspool,, Mr. WILKINSON said that such an arbitrary power waw greatly to be deprecated. Si; B. - HALL d4-nded the clause, and cunt ;tided th a t its provisions were essentially nozessary to the healthy drainage of the metropolis. The clause was then agreed to. imposing a paitalty on per sons making or improperly 6l, a ltering drains, nas . agreed to. Clause.s 62, 63, 64, and 65, were agreed to after a short discussion. On clause 66 being put, which removes the power from local boards td the general board, Sir B. HALL said that the greateA pain and trouble had been taken in dra - piing up the bill. In di-.ing so no less than from 250 to 300 local acts had to be con sidered. • Mr. HENLEY said that this was one of e most important clauses the bill, but in th he doubted wthhether it would the olject it purportod to carry out. Sir B. HALL o b served that he would take care that that obj ec t s h ould be effected. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that the house ought to be postponed until the other clauses that were to be proposed had been put before the house. Sir B. HALL hoped the house would allow the clause to pass up on the promise that he had given. that he would ascertai n w hi ch would :be the. better course to ( adopt, to repeal ill the local acts, or toadopt the mg gestions that had-been put forward. Lord EBRIN GTON thought that the clause ought to be postponed. Mr. WILLIAMS deprecated the adoption of any such course. He thought that the objections.of the noble lord had been met and answered by the right hon. baronet. The clause as verbally amended was agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the bill. ver Clauses alterati 67, 68, and 6l were agr ee d to, after some slight bal ons. Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the right bon. baronet if it was his intention by this bin to interfere with the !powers at present exercised by the Me:,rot,lelitan Commissioners of Roads. Turnpike gates in popiilous neighbourhoods were a Treat nuisa,nca. Sir B. HA LL replied it was !vet his intention'to inter, fere with that body by this bil.:l, and 'it was a questioa that had better not then be frittered into. The further consideration, of the bill was adjourns till to-morrow. The house adjourned at 4 o'clock. , ~ The SPEAKER took the chair at•six 4, P p lock. He was greeted by abr A est every member in the *use upon his recovery fr6ta his late accident. o. l . ile g g r e e, o at f m n a n y in u b o e o r th o . f petitions were presented f rom va riTds places against the Beer Bill, and against th e [LEFT SITTING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY). EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson and a Common Jury.) ' HIOKINBOTRAM V. HICKINBOTHAM. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, his mother, to recover an annuity of 1001. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Petersdorf, were for the plaintiff, and 112 r. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. T Chambers for the defendant. The case, after proceeding for a short time, was agreed to be referred by consent of the counsel on both sides. COURT OF EXCREQUER. (Sittings in Banco.) (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Parke, Platt, and Martin.) MACDONALD V. HOLLISTER. Mr. Pautin moved for an attachment of a legacy an. der the Common Law Procedure Act 1 854.7:Th e tega, ; .-. the learned coufisel said, was for 501., and the exeout,,r were ready and willing, and, in fact, had promisedt3 it over. He put it to the Court whether; under - circumstances, an action would not be ? The Court was of opinion that the executors must ► bound by their promise ; and, besides, a legacy could not be attached. The application must therefore be refused. Refused accordingly. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Jiistice Wightman.) IN RE AN ATTORNEY. Mr. IVlaeristy moved for a rule calling on an attorney of the Court to show cause why his name should not be struck off the rolls. The application was made on be half of a person named Dodd, tenant to a Mr. Lamb. On the Ist of May he received an application from his landlord's solicitors for compensation or an alleged damage on the farm, on which he went and consulted the attorney in question, paying him 10s.e o'c his advice. The attorney advised him to raise 201., britvg it to him, and authorise him to compromise the matter for a sum not exceeding that amount. Dodd obtained the money, handed it over to the attorney. and shortly after called on him to know the result, when the attorney informed him he had compromised it by the payment of 171., and that he was to call in a day or two, by which time he would have the receipt signed by the landlord . and hand it over to h i m. He accordingly called, but was put off with an excuse on that and sub sequent occasions. Ho afterwards called on on the landlord's attorneys and found' nothing had been paid. The attorney in question bad been called on to explain his conduct, which had been unsatisfactory. Mr. Justice Wightman thought it *ould be better, in the present instance, for a rule to issue calling on the attorney to explain why he had not paid the.money, and answer the question in the affidavits. Rule issued accordingly. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) IN RE W. IL BARBER. The arguments in this ease lasted the whole of Satur day, and were resumed this morning by Sir Fitzroy Kelly in support of the rule, but had not concluded when our.despatch was forwarded. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-- (ThIS DAY). The June session of the above Court was opened this morning, with the usual formalities, by the Right Hon. T. S. Wortley, M.P. (the Recorder), Aldermen Salo mons, Hunter, Farncombe, and Wire, M r . U n d er Sh er iff Farrer, Mr. U n d er SherifiCrosley, &c. The first edition of the calandar contains the names of 98 prisoners. The Recorder made a very brieff address to the grand jury, and be stated that he was happy to inform them that none of the cases in the calendar appeared to 1)e of extraordinary gravity, or to involve any legal difficulty; he, therefore, at once dismissed them to the performance of their duties. Upon the application of Sergeant Wilkins, who was retained for the prosecution, the trial of Mr. Bevan, the late secretary of the Deposit Assurance Company, upon charges of embezzlement and fraud, was postponed to Thursday morning. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June n.—Wind this day at noon, N. 13.; light pleasant breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. FALMOUTH, June 10.—Wind, W. Artived—Tigris, from Manilla ; Rio Grande, Monte Video; Joseph Drake, Havannah ; Texas, Matanzas. PLYMOUTH, June 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Fifeshire from Sierra Leone. Off Port —Napoleon, from Oalcutta, , for Dunkirk. PORTSMOUTH, Juno 10.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Pekin, from Callao, for Antwerp ; H.M.S. Hecla, Wool wich ; Arctic, eastward ; Eirl of Aberdeen (s. transport 20), London. Sailed—H.M.S. Centaur, for the eastward ; East Anglian (a.s. transport), Woolwich; Rosaiuond, for the Mack Sea, with three mortar boats in tow. COWES, Juno 10.—Arrived—Sophia, from Callao, and sailed for Antwerp. OFF DOVEE, June 1 0.—Courier, from Antwerp, fix Rio Janeiro. NEWPORT, Jnne 9.—Wind, W. Arrived.—Alide, from London, for St. Thomas ; Princess Royal, Antwerp, for St. Thomas. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) QIIRENSTOWN, June 9. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Candace, from Callao ; Stamatioa, Aloxandria ; Lucy Wright, Edward and William, and Ituna, Callao; Bellona, Alexandria. Sailed —Simon Hardy, for Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday 11.6 a.m. Wind, E.N.E. ; tide, three-quarters flood; weather, fine. Arrived—Tatnatave, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Ardencraig and Collingwood, from Calcutta ; Commander, Pernambuco ; Anne, Rio Janeiro. EAL, onday, 10.10 a.m. Wind, E.N.E. ; moderate a nd fine. M Passed last night—Samuel Baker, from London; for Ja maica ; Charon ( s . s .), L on d on, for Constantinople ; James Holmes, London, for Barbacloes. Sailed—Her Majesty's brig Childers, Cape of Good Hope, 229 Transport, Mary Cannon, Bride of the Seas, with mostly all the outward bound. Anchored — Agamemnon, from Shields, for Marseilles. STATE OF TRADE. (Front the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHRSTER, June S.—On Tuesday last, the Liver pool cotton market was reported fully id. per lb. dearer than on the preceding Friday. The sales of Wednesday, however, suddenly dropped down to 5,000 bales, and yesterday the business was equally small at a decline of id. to id. This change produced a somewhat startling effect upon the Manchester Exchange, where it , was not expected to happen so soon even by the cautious buyers. At once, an altered tone was heard amongst spinners and manufacturers, many of whom became wishful to sell at a modification of their previous terms ; but, w slight turn checked up wardoa naturally enough, the buyers wer e i nc li ne d to wait, and see what course things would tak e . Th ere bad been in dications, on the Tuesday, of an i ncreased demand for b u t d t a b y e s .improving there is tendency a sl a ig s again in the raw m a t er i a l . thedomestics, following BRADFORD, June 7.—Wool—There is no c h ap the week hare. The market is badl ♦ 4 ge during wool, and the backwardness of the y supplied with later clipping time than usual, Which ai3 detriment ci:. the trado, operation. to the b tVOOLLEN. T RADE. ....„, . _ . ~ (Front the Leed3 ilbrcury of Saturday.)' LEEDS, Jurß! 8. i n the steady, and a ful-r::::::::eb:, :eh: state of the woollen tads. The markets continue very ' ' regnirly doing. houses, and There is a fai • t 1 1 Es eqc,y trade doing period the are- , It s u;: s e to report (rite as muoh as is u,ual at this period of the year. is maim., for the 1 11:.1rIgtet t s twi l isi 7 ha‘ l\ -ee l"r ben bu come inlrket. - IIuDDrIISIVELD, June s.—The market bag been very but their transactions I TALIPAx, J une 2 . havo b een on 9. very limited scale. p y r e e r ; s en f t, rotp the metropolis and —We have littlo to add to last rept,rt of this marl et.. The most prominent fea ture is nu apparent tendency to stiffer prices for most kinds of combing wool, and the remark will also apply to SAith Devon fleeces. The arrivals of new vk , ool are only scarce yet, but we may expect them in larger quan tity very soon. The first detachment of the 69th depot left Perth for Ireland on Friday morLing, the second being .under orders to follow in a few days. The 71St depot from Winchester will succeed the 69th at Perth. 90i 61i i 12 a 94 3i 77i 127 a 100 69 81 32 11 12i i 63 3 29 Si 3 9 i all all 1