The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-12 00:00:00

r's; v.iy/ s ca' b ) 5' wa ol Jit if o 1 of mag i ' is ha" be e 9 ccfa still rev' tiled Torki'h idge d sc tro b u; an Igo ; our boo ns' , e greate st at wh ici : t- A and andch ase° ve arll elt 7hood, but o his tent °filo here ar e ° ,:so , o f tUe,',v , I bitUnto 0 " VarnOWPI )d daily to arts they" )s of the py der 0 03er 9 0 1 rdiniane/i ,09 advance''' . • 110' aliou o e L y, the /10 1 hts pear din i ande cortj e l m a ot n hao .„ Irs nal 0 7 0 01 i d then il d pai °no g " tho F a ils into t The res the depot, w' e Pec revise ender Pa s "it. ,l pith tw ° bs o o and It o 'l l ll heights ay ack s had,..r gett, n thoPlllol i w o i s t s hse possible dravicescapa tho Wit'h lv off r°gli Woron.- v. fld then vre,lo ',jell d, w N ! ) rflt the Tc he along it s frf lu o t lA' then nn slb e ) w ever, t h e „ b n plateag d d e s 17puf a Tbo oli ° :4 f the s at positiooPtiii eights Co ) osition o f tri 'he obje ct til ef .l villages r t ber Ltnped °li t he y Were to 1 to UP t hich lies! t ol e ) come :f gti he heig h th 'e days Ar them. in ce d , , s that Pr )st hial• Turkish 71c, emain, A DO nor to d. 0 deal of vic' ot le f t he vic.l;oo6 as roak . "Vtr t er' e of the ' d troe' . troops b° fo C c i• to ronsi° 0r Idenly , til d ° ,h . h 978 ' re made el' o ol ff in the ,itv f ars havi c li g to iorning I c lo c tri;" I at 3 ° tb B t 13 1,08r e fd r the lov re st bil e the 00 / which yolk. t 01, 004 pa in w og who, / 1 f oe i ley t lsi . A . horAeitb r Y ni l' far fr o ri ) 6. Tch e f o t r y' o trooP ° iseurs Ag • oo ,ito oth A; le ioushal pie e road v l ce , , e ;d the ° to rt, retirey.„ r e J r" Lnd AD. I iju bid, 10th, 14 ,t ho ' e n r i (: l3e fe d. PIC PeliS S i e , r cij c iir l e l/° ( 6 l . he sroals`vgb 0,69 bad a but b . , r ward, c 6 tEel y•sso to u to Y in ; ffi pr p e so' b b Y " llne.e• rs' e regitinie; sv " tb° ° tree, .6 F itb o r: ssed pa too fo ie! 1 e ter chars, owe lute, h o VeY cann ot e th er , t b c) ol e , c e P t i :ao (Irss°' ga by w 3 P :o f ," . is D the 1 3- ,r 0, e , Re v ' foUrr a oli e 09 01' t to Jap e pp,: 3 took IV e, w ho' it, iDow ag3 111 -9 N 1.4.,N, MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK: The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed with a heavy feeling, and although no change can be reported in quotations buyers had certainly an advantage. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, (500 of which were for export, and 1,000 on speculation), comprising 50 Pernam and Maranham at 7id. ; 50 Bahia at 61d. ; 100 Egyp tian, at 61d. to 10d. ; and 200 Surat, at 31d. to 'lid. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed with a slight improvement, although the transac tions were very limited. The public sales of indigo, as we are informed by Messrs. Layton, Hulbert, and Co., have since the first day gone off with considerable spirit, at fully the Opening rates for Bengal, and a slight advance for Kurpah. Up to last evening 2,039 chests had passed, of which 1,398 were sold. The colonial wool auctions proceed briskly. In most raw staples there is at present an ab sence of speculation, although some inducement would be held to exist in periods when, there is an inclination to operate in produce. The arrivals of Sugar lately have been moderate from all countries, and the deliveries continue large, having amounted last week to 4,000 tons, and thus making the total increase for consumption and export 17,000 tons. The nett decrease in the stock of sugar in London is estimated at 839 tons, compared with last year at same date. Of coffee the stock of Native Ceylon has been small. The stock of all sorts on the 30th ult. was 163,266 cwts. against 199,863 cwts. at this time last year. Of rice the stock in London is 7,653 tons against 18,745 tons at the corresponding date of last year. The following is a comparative statement of the imports of sugar at some of the principal markets of Europe from Jan. 1 to June 30, with the Stocks on the Ist inst. Imports. 1855. 1854. Stocks. 1855. 1854, Great Britain : Colonial tons 130,786 152,510 58,998 43,154 Fo re i gn ,' „ 49,443 64 , 368 26,264 75,801 Hamburg 15,090 19 , 000 3,750 8,000 Rolland Antwerp Total 270,926 315,288 118,572 156,803 Besides the above stock of 85,260 tons in Great Britain there are probably 2,500 tons duty paid at th e Clyde, in the hands of importers and dealers, and there may be a similar quantity thus held at Liverpool. Accounts from the Aland Islands state that the Inhabitants were in rather an unfortunate position. °wing to the command exercised over the place by t lle Allies, the people were ha rshl y treated in their Intercourse with the mainland, and were neither Permitted by the Russian authorities to use the French nor the Russian flag. The letters by the overland mail from India are expected in London on the 15th inst. Th© market for Public Securities is firm, although there is less business doing than there was yesterday. The money purchases are mode rate, but they are sufficient in amount to maintain the quotation for transfer 1 above that for time. Consols for investment have been marked 911 and 911, but are now 91 to 1. For August they have been 911, to and at present are 91 to Bank Stock is firm at 212 k to 213, and India Stock at 231 to 233. The New Three per Cents. have been 92i to 2., and the Reduced 92 to /. Exche quer Bills are 235. to 275. premium, being rather higher. The Foreign Securities have been quiet, with the exception of Turkish Bonds in which there has been a good deal owing at further enhanced prices, ranging from 84i to 851. At the time of our writing there is a flatter tone, the prices being 84i to 1. As the transactions are mostly specula tive, there is a comparatively wide margin between buying and selling. Russian 5 per Cents. have brought 100 to 1001., and the 4?- 5 per Cents. 89/. Sardinian Stock has realised 87. Bra zilian Five per Cents. have been quoted 1011. Peruvian Stock is firm at 71. Some curiosity is expressed to learn whether England gua rantees 2,500,000 1 . of the Turkish Loan, and France the other half, or whether both countries will make themselves jointly liable for the whole. A division seems the plan most likely to prevent future disagreement. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexi can, 21/ to 211 ; Peruvian, 70 to 71; ditto Three per Cents., 50 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 1 4 to 14 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 36/ to 361 ; ditto Certificates, 4 to 4/ ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as follow : 1855. 1854. Great Western North-Western 59,790 56,964 South-Western Brig hton 15,761 15,526 Midland 20,724 19 , 459 South-Eastern 11,778 11 , 533 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 21,869 19,852 North-Eastern The English Railway Shares have been steady, but still with very little doing. The North- Western continue flat. Great Western of Canada continue heavy. Sambre and Meuse are higher. Brazilian Cocaes Mine Shares are a shade better. The Banks are quiet. Australian Agricultural Shares are flatter, and also Crystal Palace. HA LP-PAST Two. Consols have been 91 sellers, and are now about 91 to I again. There is a report that the Ministry is likely to resign. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the OUcial List.) Thrdneas done B,nk Stock .......... -.. 2l2k 13 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities........ 92 a , i 2 1i 3 per Cent Consols Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire s th San., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th 859 31 Ditto 30 Years, Expire s th Jan., 0ct.,1860_ 3 11-16 13-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 I n dia Stock I n dia Bonds, £l0 00 37 Ditto, under £lO llO Bank Stock for Account 2l3i Consols for Account, Bth August Cxci,equer Bills, 24d 2d. 23 27 21000 ............. ........... ........ ..... 20 2500 — Small . - 23 Exchequer Bonds 1858,3 i per Cent lOl Ditto 1859, „ , lOl PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4.1 per Cent 92i 4 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 55!,. Peruvian Bonds, 4. per Cent 7l Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St lOOl 100 Russian Bonds, , per Cent B9l Sardinian Bonds, ,i 5 per Cent. apanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ... ......... ... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent... — Ditto for the Account B4l 5} 4i a i Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK , Consols Ditto for the Account..... 9l 1 WEST LONDON ANTI-ENCLOSURE SOCIETY.—At the last weekly meeting held at the Banner of Peace, South Wharf-road, Paddingto n, on the 9th ins t ., the chairman 4, (Mr. St u bbings) objected to the published report of last meeting, as, from the wording of the same, is might 11 appear he was in favour of the Sunday demonstrations 1 1 in Hyde-park ; whereas be was of opinion they were in -11 jurious, He wished the press t o p ublish this explanation. VIENNA CONFERENCES.—There is reason to expect that "Further Correspondence " concerning the Vienna Conferences, which the Government are about to lay on the tables of both Houses of Parliament, will throw much addition a l li g ht on those celebrated diplomatic ne gotiations, and especially on the conduct of the Envoy Extraordinary. Amongst other matters new to the sublic, it will, probably, be found that Lor d John Rus ell could not tin any way be blamed for not following M. Drouyn do l'Huys' example in resigning office be cause the Austrian proposition found no favour with his Government, for we shall be surprised if it be proved that the French Minister for Foreign Affairs pur sued the cou r s e hith e rto attribut e d t o hi m . On the contrary it will now most likely be ascertained that M. Drouyn de l'liuys resigned office on another question, and that a difference in respect to certain diplomatic instructions was the immediate cause of his quitting power, and !T -ing:Tung his portfolio into the hands of his Imperial Mister,—Morning Post. - - s S A R VI A. R u. ret D A Y.) RAILWAYS. EAILWAU. Closing Prices this day. .00 Aberdeen ...... 8: A.mbg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. all Belfast & 13allymena. all Birming. )rb Stour Valley 291 Birk,4ihd. LancsL. Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20... ....... all Myth Strryns origins. .£25 (issd. at £4s', 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. 61s. Carmarthen and Car digan al.. Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass. 16 Cornwall 1i Cr..ff Junction 45 Duolin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth&Aber Been Junction all Do. N!w 100 East Ar.glian all Eastern Counties too Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stoek Si Do., New A. LOO East Lancashire LOG Edinburgh&Glasgov all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Durdee 9 Forth & Clyde Ju e all Furness all Do. Extension. 100 Glasgow &S. Weston) 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock ... . 130 Gt. Sth. &We Bt. (Ire ) 1 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Paid.l Gna. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 143 Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds LOO Laneash.andYorksh i "00., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 53 Do.lo/.5h.,M3t13 C 1 2A Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 473 Do., £5O . 38 Do., £4O all Lndudrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enalsk. 100 Nlauch.Slief.& Linda all Do. i Shares, No. 3 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmug. &Derbi all Ildidld. G. West. (Irk) all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 233 Nwpt.Aberg. &11e1 8 Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 33 Northn.Counties Un. 100 North British ..... , all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., 3 A Deferred all Do., 3 B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwiel , 20 Do. do. Extension , 13 Do.do. G.N. E. Parch all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London all Do. Now £lO 31 b :q.k,S.Wstra.,Tiamp stead, and City Jn. 173 North Staffordshire. all North Western— all N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester ...... .. . :00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton .... 1 8 Portsmouth 100 Sc,,LL - Ish Central 100 ScottishMidla.nd ;. 100 Shropshire Union 1 a'l South Devon :. 1M South Eastern ) all South Wales ) 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui ) 5 no ............... , ) 14 Staines, Wok. & Wok 5 a'l Stockton U Darlin 16?, Stclkton & llr.rtlepl 1. 1 . 00 Taff Vale 0 9 - 1.)o. £lO shares. t. 100 \ Do. Pref., No. 1 5 21i rrhames Raven Doc) and Railway 0 ... Ulverstone & Lanes :0 all Vale of Neath :0 all Waterfd. & Kilkenn - i SO all Waterford&Limeria 10 all West Cornwall. 10 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. ;0 all I NVost London LO all Winabledn & Croydon Businegs done s t. this day. I S 76 - 7S 57 - 59 81 -9 ; 19 - 20 70 72 92i n 3: 74 76 126 - 8 100 - :102 67} 674 73 78 1 8 90 8 9 74 - 74- 100 - 102 1001 - 10CQ tit - ;IP id —par 84i 15 i 8 • 7 7 ; - 241 - 8 p- •• "'"" 71i - 43 9 - 7 1 - lj ••• ..... ••• 50 - 52 * .. 31 le ''.... •• 74 --. 75 7 64 3 i 13i 144- 50 5 . '- 48 50 id _par 5 5e 6 6i 1d 1 ar le• .w." ..' 28 - 30 03 - 45 - 13i 301 - 2cl 39 - 41 FOREIGN. 10 I all A n t we rpaßott rdam 5 4 Belgian Eastu. June. I 20 10 I3eziers to Graissersa , 18 10s. Bombay,Baroda,and Central India,Scril 1.71 all Demerara 20 10 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 10 Do. New 20 all East Indian, g. sp. c. 20 10 Do. Eytension WO all Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do.. 17 2 Gd. Tk of CanadaAis all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 70 Do. Certi of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 1 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 0 G 6 t. t. lidian Fr' guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 Do. Extensions.... all Do. do 13 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations . all I Gt.Westernof Canad 5 5 5 20 ____ Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, w ith option till 55,. all .Do. do., '62, p. ' 56... all Do. do., '76, p. 60... all Do. do., '73, without 0pti0n................. all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent....... 14 Lake Const. AL Basle all 1 Lucca &Pistoja 5 p.c _ prof .................. 10 Lyons and Geneva ... 14 Lyons & Moditerran. all Madras ............... 10 Do. New ............. 31i Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now ...... all Namur & Liege (wit interest) ........... all Do. (ez interest).... , all Northern of France , all Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and BrquelineF guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22 dur. SS yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 20/. 3 p. c Nis (fmy.B. & Ams. She ' all NorwegianTrunkPre 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen... I 15 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre ) all Royal Danish 5 3 Royal Swedish ) all Sambre and Ideus3 all Do. 54 p. cent. Prei 0 2s. Scinde 0 all Southern of France 0 'l6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) 8 all West Flanders . 0 all Do 5 i per c. Prof 'X/ 16 Western of France !CI 16 Wevt. of Switzerland 6 all Wiasbaden ?,0 all Zealand 20 20 10 10 9i - 2 2 - 28 - 1 35a 35a 9 10 r 254 •20 3/ 4i 6i 6 d 17i - 18 95i - 3' - 5 i p 51 - 6 34- - 4 201 - 21 100 - 102 107 - 109 110 - 113 106 IOR I 22 - 22,i 103 -- 111 .... ••• di. 5i - 6.1; 2l p 1 21 3 p , 5 7 2 -- 3 6i - 6B 3 . 6 : idi 121 -- 13, 9 49'a -49 bl 47 - 49 46 - 48 pin 24 26 21 22 11 Ifi d 9k 2i - 2p ... - pm ii - 4 ••• 4'. 18 ::: 19 10 101 L JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia British Colonial Bank' and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Ash Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australis Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of 20 10 20 35 Corporation Provincial of Ireland I Do. New Royal Australu.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co south Australia Anion of Australia Do. New (JAM; of Loudon t„, 81 -- 85 1 85 a 6G . 65 d P P 6{, }3 5 ••• 1711 -- 181 19 i 4 i i 36 -- 38 29/ • •• 4 • 35 33 -- 39 50i -- 51 see ''' ••• 74 -- 75 8 - 9 0 all ;5 5 0 2O :0 all 10 25 .0 all 5 1 $ all ',5 I 11l 23 - 4 - 92 3 128 7 67i i 71 )1 101 ICOZ a li 85 4i 5 '2l 2 11 6 1 1 I 1 311 20i 20 9}l 21i 1 1 ad xn TIIE griAit LON DQN; TwelisnAv 111YERINCC JULY H. ifist. LITERATURE. Palo RAILWAYS; Loving Company elaq.ug Prices this day. Rattiness this day. Disp7ay. A Novel. J By Mrs. Maherly. '3 Vols Hurst and Biackett. It would appear the object of this book is to shoVf the innate trickery and deceit that exists on the socici surface, hidden by the mask of gentlemanly appearance and courteous bearing. Sir Aubrey Mannering and Mr. MalcolM were certainly two most accomplished actors, and it was only a just retribution that fell upon them when they. mutu ally deceived each other. Money was their object, and no artifice was too mean or petty to stoop to in order to attain that cherished goal. It forms an amusing scene when the greedy Sir Aubrey wished to test the validity of his powers, and sent for his marriage settlements. Meanwhile Mr. MaleolM, who was really the most wicked, although possessed of better feelings than his son-in-law, underwent a torment on his side. By some dexterous manage ment he had contrived to have a copy of the settle ments made out after Sir Aubrey had seen a rough draft of them. In consequence of this arrange ment, which Sir Aubrey believed all right, four thousand pounds were substituted for forty, which was the sum promised by Mr. Malcolm as his daughter's portion. When at last the truth dawned upon the mind of the grasping baronet his rage was excessive. It is skilfully narrated how he concealed his wrath and kept his indignation in due bounds until the golden time of his revenge was ready. Then when his admired and coveted rela tive became involved in difficulty and ap plied to him, he rejoiced to think of his triumph, and replied contemptuously. Meanwhile he took a more deadly revenge in ill-treating and cruelly using the high-spirited but incautious Laura who had been the victim of her own and her father's inordinate love of display. Imprudent and impe tuous Laura rushed away from her persecutor, and sought refuge with her father in France. The ex citement and -misery were too much for her to en dure, and the scheming hypocrite and the practised cheat, beheld the first fruits of his deeply-laid schemes in his daughter's early death. It is to be regretted that more space is not given to the his tory of the fair Genevieve, the younger sister of Laura, who possessed her kind heart and good dis position free from the taint of worldliness and un contaminated by the fatal love of display. Lord St. Clare is also an interesting character, who is little seen or heard of. The only pleasing portion of the narrative is that in Which he or Genevieve appears. There are some foreigners who are introduced in the scenes of Baden with great energy and vivacity. Like many self-willed persons, Sir Aubrey Manner ing soon fell a victim to flattery adroitly adminis tered, and he was easily swayed by the clever and subtle Count Bergensdorff. His own losses at play did not, however, make him feel any more charit ably disposed towards the extravagances committed by his thoughtless young wife, and every event only hastened the catastrophe. It is a ludicrous sketch that is introduced of Mrs. Somerset Bro,wris and her two daughters, whose object was to per suade the world that all the gaiety and fashion of the ccuntry were to be found at Sycamore Lodge. The devices to which they had recourse, and the measures they employed, are sufficiently absurd. On the occasion of Mr. Malcolm's visit to them the whole place was transformed, but to very little purpose, as the practised eye of their guest beheld in au instant the clumsy contrivances and the awk ward attempts at show, yet he need not have ' sneered ; they only carried on his favourite game of "display," with this difference, that their parts were not so well played as his invariably. waa. Lady Windermere is a good instance of a fair weather friend, and with her fashionable follies forms an addition to the tribe of exhibitors who are hero ably described. At home and abroad, in the gilded saloon and the shabby abode, the ruling passion is abiding, influencing, and. direct ing. The votaries of " display" are many, and their style is various, that the authoress brings before ker readers in these pages, and her work will doubtless be regarded by many as an addition to the attractive novels of the season. SUN OFF WE, Sefen o'Clock. LIVERPOOL RACES. (Tll.l_S D A Y.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL CUP. Seducer Cock Pheasant Ammonia Eight ran. Won by a length. BIENNIAL STAKES. Rotherham Benhams Corcebus DERBY lIA.NDICAP. Dervish Morgan Rattler Hoddaul Five ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Rataplan Saucebox 2 Two ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Sister to Mrs. Rigby Mystic Four ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(TLIIS EVENING.) The LORD CIIINORLLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord LYNDHURST begged to ask the noble lord on the woolsack when :t was likely the report of the Statute Law Commissioners would be laid before the house ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the report had been signed by himself and he believed by his noble and eamed fiiend, a week ago ; but it was only returned to him that very day. There could be no reason for any delay in its production by the Secretary of State. Nothing bad been done by the Sta. tute Law Commission. It was true that the work could not be done in a day or two, but was involving a considerable length of time. The commissioners had taken on themselves each to deal with a separate subject, with a view of consolidating the laws relating to it, and bad employed persons to assist them in the work. The work was in progress, and no doubt would soon be brought to a conclusion. The report would probably be laid on the table of the house. WITHDRAWAL OF THE ABJURATION OATHS BILL. Lord LYNDHURST said with respect to this bill, which stood in his name for a second reading on Tues day next, that he bad been strongly urged, not by the opponents of the measure, but in a quarter from which he had been led to believe he should receive much sup port, not to proceed further with the bill during the present session. In deference thereto, he begged to withdraw the bill. INTRAMURAL BURIALS (IRELAND), &a., BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW begged to ask the noble earl the President of the Council what had become of the above bill, which had been read a second time be fore the Easter recess ? Earl GRANVILLE said that the Government had carefully considered the objections to the bill referred to, and, considering that there was great weight in them, they thought it desirable that the bill should be remodelled, and should be introduced in a new shape in the other house of Parliament. He believed that the bill had been read a second time in the other house, but owing to the pressure of more important business, that bill as well as many others had been given up. The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented petitions from the county of Denbigh and other places in favour of the abolition of church rates. SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALI, the following bills were read a second time :—Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Railway, Wyndham's Divorce, and Ewing's Divorce Bill. DWELLINGS FOR LABOURINU CLASSES BILL. wll Redford and 1.1141111ey 00 Buckgharusb. Clydesdale,Je. 24 Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. ,00 E. Lin. ,7.6 pc. LOD Gifts. Barr. & Neils. Direct LOD Do. New all Glstr.& Dn. Fr all lTrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Mill & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. d Shares. a ll Lon.&Greenw all Do.Preferenoe all Lon. , Til., &S. 1.00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. LOO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Batn and Matlock all Middlosbro' & Redcar 11-0 Midld.Bradfd 5i Newmarket Bury Eaten all N.& Est.sp.c all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shrs. A (A) Roystn. & Hit. 18; Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p.c. all Shrews.&Her. 9 S. Statfordsb. all WearValleygr 6 per eeut... all I Do .00 Wilts&C,omrst Low? on N. ' L. &N. W. Calo,lo E. Un. 8 Gt.N rttai Caidunian. Do Gt. West! V. 86N IA Do. S. :Easton Do Peto & Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W tki Midld. Stcktou Darli ngt. Midland.. lEn. Coun. E. Count, Do ,Do L. &N.W 1 I'LLn4SinK I Do 1 Gt North Lancash &. Yorksh. T. Brassey M. 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This unpretending volume is the description of a pedestrian excursion through the three south west counties of England—Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall. Being released from the pressure of business engagements, and having a month's leisure to dispose of, the author determined to set out on this somewhat formidable expedition on foot. The satisfaction he derived from his journey, and the agreeable narrative ho has given us of it, may per haps induce some adventurers to follow his ex ample. One advantage derived from this mode of travellinc , is the acquaintance with local peculi ari • ties and ° character, and with the comparatively unknown spots which are out of the line of rail ways and steam-boats. Leaving Southampton, the traveller journeyed alone . the coast until he reached St. Austell. His 'descriptions of the Cornish and of the Scilly Isles form the most novel and striking feature in the volume. In Cornwall a strong feeling of distinct nationality is still maintained. A few years ago a lecturer argued that the county should be treated as an island. " One and all" is their motto, and this clannish feeling was strongly exhibited in the days of James the Second, on the imprisonment of Bishop Tre lawney, who belonged to one of their most ancient families. The famous song which they sung on that occasion is still sung in Cornwall, beginning— " A good sword and a trusty hand, A merry heart and true, King James's men shall understand What Cornish lads can do." And ending with the cho rus in allusion to their family names — "And shall they scorn Tr , Pol, and Pent And shall Trelawney die/ Here's twenty thousand Cornishmen Will know the reason why." Kelynack, whose walk to The writer supposes them to be of Celtic origin. Teihieerygyc,erftoarinlymaanpypear to possess the northern London to see the Exhibition excited so much astonishment, was a Cornishwoman. One of the inns near the Land's-nd bears on one side of its signboard, " The first inn in England," and on the other, " Th e last inn in England." Sad to relate, another has been built still nearer the point, so the ingenious inscription is incorrect. There is a tradition, which has excited some speculation among; antiquarians and geologists, that a fer tile district, well populated, and known as Loth° wstow, or Lyonness, once connected the coast of Cornwall and the Scilly Islands. It is said to have sunk into the sea, leaving only the Seven Stones, which are still called " The City," and among which fisher men are said to h ave found some pieces of casements and stone moulding. The Trevillian family have a white horse as a crest, to commemorate the escape of an ancestor by swim mingmight be imagined. The waters over what has been dry to the mainland on horseback. Yet, extra vagantof man ; and in a great storm, as this tradition may appear, it has a better entertained that the sea would St. Ives Bay, and leave the of f u isa nd o a u t n ie e n a Bthaaynnow flow l et :l b: s e nd; and at Par blocks of granite ibLanr Land's In d a sdk r a7t Ei t fr i ne e odau u r aga i memory a i laid for a bridge were found at a depth of twenty feet. So many instances of the changes of nature . naturally tend to increase the belief in the old story. Tennyson places the scene of King Arthur's last battle in this vanished region. " So all day long the noise of battle rolled Among the mountains by the winter sea, Until King Arthur's table, one by one, Sad fallen in Lyonness about their lord." The largest of the Stilly isles, St. Mary's, is only two miles broad, and three long. There are alto gether three hundred isles and islets, but only five are inhabited, the total population being about 2,700. Many of the inhabitants have never as they call England, b tl e m en ugh to s t o lle near main," Their chief trade is i n potatoes. Fifteen thousand baskets had been se . Som ent since the commencement of the season of these are the early potatoes t h a t bring half-a-crown a pound in Covent-garden market. In 1853 the people of St. Martin's got 2,000/. for their crop. They are of a very early kind, and originally came from some given to a pilot by a Spanish captain. Though they are de , scr ibed as " a close-fisted set," they subscribed 2501. to the Patriotic Fund. The author returned by Davenport, Exeter, and Taunton to the metro polis again, highly satisfied with his month's ramble. His impressions of it are best conveyed in his own concluding words : And so ended a tour in the course of which I had walked four hundred and twenty-five miles, with none but happy results. It is no small privilege to be able thus to employ a holiday ; to come home with recollec tions of majestic headlands and foam-fringed bays : of breezy moorlands ; of heath clad hills and shelteesd valleys ;of pleasant field-paths and of lonely lanes, whe streamers of hay filched from passing wales hang on the hedgerows and overhanging trees ; and, not least, of kindness among strangers. To shake off the social hamper once a year and ramble at pleasure enables a man to keep account with himself—to remember much that he forgets amid sedentary occupations and mono tonous routine. Courage comes back as well as vigour; a nd the morbid fte'ing with which we are apt to regard, life and its duties, yields to the health-fraught influences of air and exercise. But only be who trusts to his own legs, ready to rough it, changing his horizon day by day, can fully appreciate the charm of herne•travel. I never feel so content with my lot as when returning from a holiday ramble. Who would be querulous that, with ten pounds in his pocket, and knapsack on shoulder ca n go forth, wander lovingly over his birthland, and live for a month amid sunshine and beauty ? This bill passed , through committee. DWELLING-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Marquis of BREADALBANE, in moving the second reading of this bill, said it was one that would greatly benefit the labouring and operative classes in Scotland by providing them with dwellings of an im proved description to those which at present existed. Lord PA.NNIURE and the Duke of ARGYLL cor dially supported the bill. Atter a few words from Lord REDESDALE the bill Wa3 read a second time. ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, this bill was read a second time. EDINBURGH LANDS BILL. This bill, on the motion of Lord REDESDALE, passed through committee. The Victoria Government Bill passed through com mittee. _ The Waste Lands (Australian) Acts Repeal Bill passed through committee. The New South Wales Government Bill also passed through committee. The Places of Religious Worship Registration 8.11 passed through committee. YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS BILL. This bill, after a few verbal amendments, passed through committee. HAILEYBURY COLLEGE BILL. On the motion that this bill be'read 'a third time, Lord BROUGHAM hoped that compensation would be given to those persons who would be deprived of office by this bill. Earl GRANVILLE said the noble and learned lord's vishes had been anticipated. The bill was then read a third time and passed. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR said this bill was merely to contain the powers of the act already in force for another year. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, The bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAL) The SPEAUR took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Bolton and Nightingale's Road ; Gun-barrel Proof-houses (Birmingham and Lon don) ; Stockton and Darlington Railway ; West Somer set Mineral Railway ; and Wolverhampton New Water. Petitions were presented by Colonel LINDSAY, from Fife, against the Lord Advocate's Education Bill ; also a petition, by Mr. DoNcsN, from Dundee, to the same effect. NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL. On the order of the day for the house going into com mittee on this bill the further consideration of the bill was resumed from July 10, at clause 28, in which Mr. Dillwyn bad moved to insert a proviso to exempt smelt ing works from the operation of the clause. The committee divided on this proviso, when the num bers w ere— For the proviso 25 Against it 27 Majority against the proviso —2 Mr. KNIGHT then moved to add at the end of the same clause these words, " Provided always that the provisions hereintofore contained shall not extend or be applicable to any place without the limits of any city, town, or borough." The hon. member contended that if there were not some such proviso introduced into the bill it would have the effect of driving out of the country soap making and other important manufactures. Sir F. THESIGER fully concurred in the object of the amendment, but wished to add to it the words " populous districts." Mr. ROEBUCK opposed the additional words pro posed to be added by Sir F. Thesiger, considering they had no legal definition, and would lead to much litiga- tion. Si: 13. HALL said be had no objection to the words " populous districts" being added, and in that case he should not oppose the insertion of the proviso of the lion. member for North - Worcestershire (Mr. Knight). After some further conversation the committee divided, when the numbers were— For the insertion of the words " popu lous districts " . 57 Against 4l Majority —.l6 The words were therefore ordered to be added to the clause. On the question that clause 28, as amended, stand part of the bill, Mr. KENDALL moved, as an amendment, that the clause be omitted. He represented a most extensive district, and he felt convinced that if the clause was passed it would affect the wages of every Cornish miner. He thought the less evil of the two would be to with draw the clause altogether. Mr. CHILDS seconded the amendment for the omis sion of the clause. Mr. ADD ERLEY opposed the amendment. He thought hon. members on considering this important question ought to look at it in a general and in a pri vate point of view. Mr. BARROW supported the amendment, believing that the only object of the clause would be to harass parties, and that through the medium of the officers of the Government with a heavy purse. As to the rich, there was no necessity for him to advocate their cause, as doubtless they would never be visited by the Govern ment officials, but the poor and ready manufacturer would be eternally annoyed by them. If they 1 33 : this clause, they would raise an amount of fire•da p that would explode ultimately upon themselvher,. Mr. L. HEYWORT II ment. also supported t o amend- Mr. HENLEY supported the clause, which he looked upon as only remedial in its nature. Mr. LLOYD DA VIS supported the clause, believing . . . , . that :ia preeltiond WOUld confer benefit both on the peer from jetwary to lON ISSI, VA hiiti Iletl the. 'Met I sad on the ride soe s de op 16 00:,,,,, wi k yZi, Wil 'ipli'iil,7•hiilol 1 , 44 Olettiet esfa After some observatione from Mr. H. IfiviAll and bracing the metropolitan police courts and a Caciltla (21 Mr. WILLIAMSON, 16 miles from Charing-cross, omitting the city of Len- Lord SEYMOUR said he doubted very much whe.. don, and containing a population of two millions and a ther this clause ought to be continued part of the: helf or more. The nuaiber in 1854 was 13,814, and in bill. He warned them to look well after manufacturers, 1855 to 12,333 ;in the hands of the police on the Moe and not slightly interf ere with their interests, dayrnorninga, • for 1854 the number was 3,224, and ia because there were at the present moment the greatest 1855dt seae '2,076 ;on the Tuesday mornings in m 1854 inducements for them to take their catpitaleahreat. H e there were 2,542, and in 1335, 2,441. The numbers asked his right honourable friend the President a ditfeeed in some divisions very materially. In the Covent the Board of Health whether he really thought - garden-district, extending from Temple-bar to Charing it was necessary to retain this clause in the bill ? crose,- and - Holborn and the the river, and taking was in thin e Sir B. HALL thought it necessary that the present Strand and „St. Giles'e, aggregate number clause should remain in the bill, because the effect of 1854, 1,922 ; and in 1355, 1,370. One of his superb, witherewing it would be left to their remedy by indict- tendents considered this diminution arises from the ope. merit under the common law. The clause, h o wever, tion of the present act. There were a variety o f causes gave to all parties at once the opportunity of mitigating to which an increase or diminution of drunkenness might the nuisance or going before the justices, and if the nun- be attributed. He was not aware that the weather hail sauce was not abated then resorting to the common law. any effect on intemperance. He did not think drink After some further discussion the committee divided was sold in greater quantities at coffee-houses now than when there appeared— formerly. The police had no authority to enter coffee- For retaining the clause Against it 39 mo re inconvenienced by the operation of this act than Majority in favour of the clause —46 the country districts. The poor, no doubt, felt greater The clause was then added to the big'_. inconvenience fron , the operation of this act than the Clause 29, on the motion of Sir B. HALL e was omitted rich, who have their clubs or hotels to resort to, and from the bill upon the understanding that another that must always be the case in legislation. He had clause in lieu of it should be added in a future stage. had reports made him of the numeral} of scootexcursion On clause 30 being put, giving power to the loca l of London, and he found that geny the averag authorities to institute proceedings and to pay for them a Sunday was, that at the South-Western railway station out of the rates, some discussion took place, in the course ' alone there were 3,000 persons inconvenienced on a cf which, _ Sunday night in not being able to procure refreshment Mr. BARROW complained that power was given to after 10 o'clock. So far as he had an opportunity of local authorities to spend money without being-re- forming an opinion from information derived front sonsible. -•- -`. • others, he thought incon venience was found in rural p The clause was then agreed to. . districts from the pub lic -houses bein g closed from Clauses 31 and 32 were struck out. 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock, and in towns from the closing Clauses 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 were at 10 o'clock ;he considered it was a hardship on this agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. people public houses being closed as now. It was highly On clause 42 being put, which provides an appeal to desirable the claims relative to a traveller should be q uarter sessions, altered. When the act first came into operation several Mr. BAItROW complained that the time allowed for publicans came to him and asked him for his opinion on appeal was insufficient. what was a traveller, but he was unable to give a satis- Sir B. HALL observed that the clause had been in factory definition of the word, and he declined giving operation for some time, and he had never heard any the information required ; they could only be guided by complaint against it. , the decisions of the magistrates of t he district. In the , Mr. PELLATT considered the time too short, and different districts the police take a different course with stated, in support of that assertion, that he had received respect to it in consequences. When the houses were communications from several manufacturers to that closed tttl one o'clock on Sunday morning, it produced effect. good results. The question of traveller arose under the After some further discussion, 14 days were inserted former act, but not so much as now. There are further in the clause instead of 7, and the clause as amended restraints put upon the trade. In many districts a rail was ordered to stand part of the bill. way ticket was shown to the landlord, which he contd. Clauses 43 and 44 were agreed to. dered sufficient proof the person so presenting it was a On clause 45 being put, which gave power to con- traveller. Unquestionably there had been a great in,- stables to aid in the removal of nuisances. provement in the observance of the Sabbath, especially Mr. HENLEY considered it as unnecessary, and in the evening during the past year. He greatly oh. trusted that it would be struck out. jected to the police being permitted to visit coffee-houses Sir B. HALL said that in Dublin, during one year, as private individuals to detect the selling of spirits the police were the cause of removing no less than there. It was impossible for him to say what bad caused 28,562 nuisances, and if they were equally energetic in the improvement above stated in the observance of the this country he thought the clause would be a very use- Sabbath. He believed the beer bill of last session had ful one. created dissatisfaction, amongst the frequenters of pub li c After some further discussion the cla use was agreed houses especially, and increased the excitement to be struck out by consent. that had occurred two Sundays since with reference Clauses 46 and 47 were agreed to without opposition. to the Sunday Trading Bill. He thought that On clause 48, subjecting certain offensive trades to the dissatisfaction did not rest only with the lower classes. operation of the bill, and giving the Secretary of State His impression was that there was more inconvenience the power of interposing, in case the local authorities arising from the closing public-houses from two o'clock did not interfere with that spirit and vigour which were to six o'clock than advantage gained, and pressed on necessary, those above the lower classes who went out for recreae A brief discussion took place, in which Mr. WIL- tion and would not abuse any privilege granted theme LIAMS complained that the metropolis alone was in- The advantage shown by the returns might be wholly tended to be subjected to this in terference of the Secre- or partially otained by a modification of the present tary of State, and not the country at large. act. He thought public-houses might safely be open Mr. A. Pellatt, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Wilkinson, and from one o'clock to eleven o'clock at night. He cou'd the Attorney-General having also spoken, see no great tendency to disturbance on the part of the Lord R. GROSVENOR suggested that some modifi- people who attended places of recreation. At these cation of the clauses should take place , or that the right places the public were well conducted, and if the Creed 1 hon. baronet should give it some further consideration. Palace was opened on a Sunday he had no fear for the Sir B. HALL (after consulting with Sir G. Grey) result. The conduct of the people at these places was said that he had agreed with his right hon. exemplary, and recreation conducive to their information friend to withdraw the clause for the present, should be permitted. His experience for 26 years as and in the meanwhile to submit it to Some further eons'. Chief Commissioner of Police was that upon the whole deration, with a view to adopting such other proposals there bad been an improvement in the morals and cone as might be deemed advisable when it was reported. duct of the people. But one policeman was employed, The clause was accordingly agreed to be struck out. on a Sunday at Cremorne Gardens, and rarely offences The remaining clauses of the bill were afterwards were committed there. agreed tai, and, Mr. E. Yardley, of the Thames Police-court, said Some further clauses relating to proceedings to be that in the case of Messrs. Lovegrove of the Hotel, taken in the event of any impending epidemic diseases, Blackwall, who kept their tap open on Sunday on the with a view to their p rev ention or mitigation in cue ground that excursionists who came by the boats were of their occurrence, were added to the bill, as were also entitled to refreshments as travellers, he decided against some others of a different nature, them and fined them, and that was the only case of in:- The house then resumed, and the Chairman reported portance that had come before him ;he admitted a progress. . . drover to be a - traveller, but he did not hold an omnibus METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. man to be such. He thought the question of who The house then went into committee on this bill, and was a traveller was a difficult question, and should be the house having immediately resumed, the Chairman put at rest ; he thought the less legislation there was on reported prigress. . the question the better, and was of op inion it was not _ NEW MEMBER. required, There should be some restrictions on public Mr. HOLLAND took the oaths and his seat for Eve- houses, but the recent legislation had not been produc sham. tive of much advantage. He was for opening the The house then adjourned until 6 o'clock. houses from two o'clock to six o'clock, and closed at different periods according to the time of the year, so that excursionists might not be interfered with—drunk enness commenced after sunset. He looked upon excure sionista as respectable people ; he often went to Brighton en a Sunday, but never considered himself a traveller. There had been a diminution of drunkenness in his die. trlct during the past year, and he had prepared a roe turn, but he looked upon returns as partly conclusive and partly fallacious. There had been several causes is his district in addition to the Sunday bill operating OIL drunkenness, such as the extensive enlistment for the i army and militia, and the prolonged winter. For ISt , months ending August, 1854. there were 724 cases of drunkenness came before him on the Monday, and for 10 months to May 1855, only 375. The whole numb' of cases for the above period 2,029, and for the latter 1,583, giving an average of 22 cases per month in a po• pulation of 500,000. The cases brought before him were principally sailors and women, the latter to a great number, and many of them married women with fan& lies. His opinion was that a person who indulged is drink would have it either in public or: private houses. The outward attractions of the gin-palace might induce some persons to enter. Cases had been brought before him of persons selling spirits without a licence. In some cases the spirits had been obtained from licensed houses, and in others the proceeds of illicit distillation. For 12 months to August, 1854, 80 cases against publi cans were brought before him, 39 of which were die. missed and 41 convicted. For 10 months, to May, 1855, the number of cases were 97 , dismissed 59, con victed 38. The increase of offences might be accounted for, from the law fixing so many periods in the day for shutting and opening these houses. He was of opinion the informer against a publican should make out his case that the persons in the house were not travellers. It being 4 o'clock, the committee adjourned. The committee re-assembled at the usual hour ; Mr. H. Berkeley in the chair. Mr. Trail was the first witness called. He stated he was unable to state whether drunkenness had increased or diminished since the passing of this bill. He thought drunkenness was on the decline. In reply to a question from the chairman whether that was to be attributed to the increase of education, be stated that the weather had more to do with the increase or decrease of drunkenness than anything else. Ile was of opinion the drunkard would drink, and in consequence of his being prevented from obtaining it at licensed houses, it increased the sale of intoxicating drinks for consumption in private houses. He thought the latter mode more objectionable than the permission of drink ing in a licensed house, under the responsibility, of the licensed victualler and the surveillance of the police. He was wholly incapable of forming an opinion of any inconveniences hiving arisen from this bill from his not sitting on a Monday. He believed a few such cases had occurred ; the state of the business on Monday was pretty much the same now as before the' -passing of this bill. No restrictions on the trade would, he thought, prevent drunkenness. He would suggest the power of the magistrate to be enabled to impose a heavy penalty, or otherwise, in the magistrate's discretion as a preven tive of drunkenness ; if the penalty was not paid, the alternative should be imprisonment. As now, every hour a public-house wait closed, it diminished the opportunity of drinking, and to a certain extent drunkenness. He thought the old act a reasonable restriction on the trade, and by diminishing the opportunity of getting drink had a very beneficial effect on the conduct of the people. He was of opinion that the continual opening and shutting of the houses on Sunday, gave so many more temptations to commit offences ; the public-houses being opened from 1 o'clock to 11 o'clock at night was better than the pre sent regulations ; the exceptions in the act were very bad ; the present act has not bad the effect of causing a better observance of the Sabbath, but had been pro ductive of much inconvenience. It would have been very desirable had there been an appeal clause against the magistrates' decision in all cases as to who was a " traveller ;" if the exception in the act was struck out, a publican would be justified in opening his house to a traveller, but not to keep it open to the public. Mr. Baynton, of the Hammersmith and Wandsworth police court, has had a considerable number of cases under this statute. He had bad more cases before him as to the definition of a traveller, and his definition was that a traveller was a person going from place to place on some duty or service. Many of the houses in the suburbs of London had been materially affected by this act, and some shut up. At Putney, one publican opened his house after the passing of this act, placed on his door a placard "refreshment for travellers," and had a book on the counter, in which persons who went there wrote their names and addresses. The publican was summoned before him, and he fined him the full penalty of 51. An appeal was made against his decision, and it was quashed. It was very desirable that the publio and the publican should not be placed in such an inconvenient position as they now were, by the operations of the present act ; it created an invidious distinction between the rich and the poor as to their means of obtaining refreshments on Sunday, such as ought not to exist; he had no doubt there had been an increase of drinking since the passing of this act, there had been more drink taken out of the public-house during the prohibited hours for consump tion in private houses than formerly. It took place be tween 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock, and was greater than formerly between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock. It was more desirable the people should drink in licensed houses than in private houses. The police in his district bad more rigidly enforced the closing of houses from five o'clock to six o'clock than from three to five o'clock ;he thought the closing of the houses so early on Sunday a hardship on those who bad no homes and no fire-side but at the public-houses. These people generally spent their Sundaymorning when the public-houses were closed in lying in bed or walking about. He thought the keeping open the houses until 11 o'clock on Sunday night would not be so much for the convenience of the poor as those removed above them. Most of the poor retire d to bed housesl e shouldo'cl He would rather, if it could be done, the be closed at 10 o'clock. He thought people sonreeet in hotels could not be turned out at 10 mpt of land lord, however, ought not to permit the e 11 cthought the de spirits in his house after that time. finition of a traveller by Mr. treted the word in lax. He had never interpre into the "Cat and that way. He could not eay seen admitted to the Nwhetherrather the too went from Westminstecr.- le," had whilstbeen refusedthe r ih a d iu ra avi i n s s hb i o n a n c f man Fidd Heerdd k ag ri a o t w n n si h u o n A d ' e e r ver this f a n t ° "P" t ac r ne a eeller. His definition of the being e r ci t an e l g r l . a m hotel H " S e t s a bridge to Greenwich a h r keeperoau n l should n from nec • word was a man travelling necessity or business, not to far from his house . as and sobe able to obtain refreshment. from A m an goingShoredith Church to Hackney on business was a traveller, _ from Sbo reditch Churchto idomerton on pleasure was not. if a wan went there partly on pleasure, he should allow the latter to prevail in his mind in interpreting the act. A man having a sick child at Greenvvich, he should consider his goi • ng there to visit it a matter of necessity, and considered him a traveller. The appeal he referred to above he believed was under the Police Act, as the Beer Act gave no ap peal. No doubt it was a great hardship for the poor man, when he returned from an excursion trip, to have to go supperless to bed, whilst the rich man could gain admission to his club or hotel. Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metro politan Poli ce —H e had attended to the wrking of the act since its passing. He had had a return made of the number of persons who had been in the bands of the police for drunkenness from January to June, 1854, and LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAT). ROLLS COURT. SMITH V. BASER.-JUDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment this morning in this case. The question, which arose under the will of a gentleman named Fenton, who by that will devised all his leasehold cottages and property to his son,Thomes Fenton, upon trust to sell it, and out of the proceeds to reimburse himself 150/., which the testator had borrowed from him, and also the costs of the funeral and testa mentary expenses ; and in case there should be any sur plus, the testator's wish was that it should be equally divided among his nearest relations. Thomas Fenton the son, entered into possession of the testator's property upon hie death, but never proved hie , father's will, considering the property he had left as not _ more than a tithe's fraction of the claim he had upon the testator. Thomas Fenton, the son, died, leaving a will by which he gave the estate he possessed to his mother for her life, and upon her decease, to his lineal descends ants. He also appointed the defendants as his trustees and executors. The suit was instituted by the grand. son of the original testator against the defendants for the purpose of obtaining account of the rents and profits of the property —two leasehold cottages, whick had been received by Thomas Fenton, jun. The Master of the Roils, after going at some length into the case, in the course of which he stated that he could not resist the right which the plain• tiff claimed, directed the cottage in question in the cause to be sold, the proceeds to be paid into court, to be disposed of according to the trust provided fo r i n the w ill of the original testator. His Honour also directed an account of the amount received by Thomas Fenton, the younger, to be taken. The Lords Justices of Appeal were occupied the whole morn ing with a part-heard case. of any public interest The Lord Ch ancellor s at in the House of Lords, and nqtclisi.gancellors during th e came morning. before any of the v EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL—The total number of emigrants who have sailed hence for all foreign porta during the three months ending June 30 was 43,880, against 84,330 in the corresponding quarter of 1854. The decrease is not confined to any particular branch of the emigration trade.—Liverpool Courier. EVESHAM ELECTION.—The nomination took place yes terday at the Town hall ; Mr. Holland was proposed by Mr. T. N. Foster, and seconded by Mr. J. New, and, the two other candidates having previously retired, Mr. Holland was declared duly elected. Mr. Holland, in returning thanks, said he was for a vigorous prosecution of the war, and not only of the war, but of everything right and just, whether at home or abroad. He was not a member for any particular class of politicians, but fox every class, for every elector, and every non-elector. FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE BATHING IN THE RIVER. — CAUTION TO BOYS.—Yesterday forenoon an inquest was held at the George and Dragon, High-street, Shadwell, before Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, on view of the bod) of Timothy Sullivan, aged 13 years, who died fron drowning under the following circumstances :—The evi deuce proved that the deceased and two companions proceeded on Friday morning last to the stairs adjoining the Halfpenny Steam-boat Pier, London -bridge, when they undressed and went into the water to bathe. Tin deceased could not swim, and walked too far out intr the stream, when the tide, which was run nin g down vex.: fast, carried him away. An alarm was r aised d and boat were rowed towards him, but h e disappeare and wa drowned. The Thames police and others searched to the body, which was not foun d until M eoonge day av rnornTh ini off Shadwell, by a fisherman Da jury, after a few remarks, returned rn a verdict "is . Ace ed Gr D dentally drowned." 50 50 50 25 sf) 12! 1,2? 10 1001 5 i LOBi 9 Pro Pm ni 3 140 1 119 144 i ...(Osborne) 1 . (F)Atroan) 2 ~(Cnilinan) 3 SUNDAY BEFJE JILL COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) 25 St. 20 St. - ... 19; 31 21 5 241 5 all $ 84 23 all 60 50 2 100 1401 23i 103 3R i 27/ 284 9 44 114 1' Sit 16g i li f „.•10.1