The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-12 00:00:00

OIONLY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK The money market remains in a very steady position, the inqui:•ies being moderate, while the rates are firmly maintained. Some anxiety, how ever, is manifested, especially in speculative circles, with regard to the future tendency of the quota tions, owing to the probable effect of the Indian loan and the shipments of sovereigns to America, which it is thought may yet necessitate further measures of restriction on the part of the Bank authorities. The commercial community are less apprehensive upon this subject, and merely supply their immediate wants, which, in the present inac tive state of trade, are comparatively moderate. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon there was very little alteration, but in a few instances an advance took place. About 70,000 sovereigns were taken out of the Jank yesterday. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday pre sented a dull appearance, and the sales only amounted to 6,000 bales, 2,000 of which were on speculation and for export. Prices of several de scriptions were a shade lower. The first meeting of the proprietors of the Labuan Coal Company was held to-day, when the directors' report, of which the following is an ex tract, was unanimously adopted :—" The prelimi nary operations which had to be carried out before commencing to raise coal, consisted of repairing the - whole of the surface railways and the engine house, altering the steam engines and ma chinery, repairing the entrances to the slants, constructing a self-acting incline from the slants to the jetty, reconstructing the old jetty for shipment of coal, repairing old houses and building new ones for the Europeans and native labourers, preparing the pit for the reception of the new pumps by the "Yarra," and opening out the old workings for a supply of coal to start the steam-engines with. A very considerable amount of work was involved in these operations, but the Shareholders will be pleased to learn that by the last advices they were all completed, with the exception of the self-acting incline and the steam engine, which only waited for some portions of machinery by the " Yarra." Rather less firmness has pervaded the English Stock Market to-day, owing to a renewal of specu lative sales, and the shipment of gold to America. Consols have therefore been rather heavy, at 89-1 for transfer, and 901 1 for the account. The New Threes are 891 ; the Reduced 891 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 2s. dis. ; ditto, June, par to 4s. prem.; Bank Stock is 2311 233 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 9 74 98; and ditto 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 104. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market have been very numerous, but prices have not varied to a Material extent, Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 711; ditto, 1858, 554, a ; Brazilian, 98 ; Chilian, 1001 ; Mexican, 22 ; Russian, 102 ; Sardinian, 771 ; Spanish, 501; and Belgian, 981. Business hi the Railway Share Market continue *very inactive, and the few bargains recorded were mostly at reduced prices. Caledonians, Great Westerns, North Westerns, and South Easterns declined 55.; South Westerns, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; Lancashire and York shire, 15s ; and Midlands, £1 ; North Eastern (Berwick), advanced 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were neglected. Du;ch Rhenish receded to 131, and Great Luxembourg were flat at Great Indian Peninsula improved 98k, and Eastern Bengals brought 141. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have barely maintained former prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l I 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 8 92 k India Stock .. . Ditto 5 per Cent .. 93 7/ Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 51 per Cent. Consols for Account, July 10 (301 1 March. June. tx.ehequer Bills, £l,000, 2d D tto £5OO 2 dis Ditto Small 13 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. razilisn 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., IS6a . 87 1 7 Chilian 0 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. . B3l Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. ~ • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7 and '9 .. 471 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 102 '"ardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent .... 50f Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent .. 701 11 Ditto New Loan Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4/ per Cent., Ex. 2sf. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money B9P., Ditto Account 9ok i ZLEALTIf OF LONDON DURING TEE WEEK, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The Registrar-General's report states that the Population of London has been returned by the local Officers at 2,803,034; and this number will appear provisionally in the weekly table until the exact numbers are determined at the Census-office. The Population on the same area in 1851 was 2,362,236, and the increase therefore is 440,798. The new comers are nearly equal in number to the total in habitants of any of the largest cities in Europe, ex cept Paris and St. Petersburg. The rate of increase Was a little less than 19 per cent. in the interval ,etween the two censuses, and it was precisely 4 '66 in ten years, or 1.72 per cent. annually. The same rate of correction as was employed pre viously to the last census is still applicable. In the Week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths registered in London was 1,101, showing a small Increase on that of the previous week, when a con- Eiderable reduction was obtained. The average lintuber of deaths, as derived from the returns of the 'Weeks corresponding with last week in the ten years 1851-60, and corrected for increase of population, by adding a tenth part, is 1,093. Hence it appears that the rate of mortality that prevailed last week dif fered but slightly from that obtained by calculation. The mortality from hooping-cough now exhibits a decrease. The fatal cases of this disease, which :were above 90 in each of the previous weeks, were last week 72. The deaths from croup were numer ous ; for while the corrected average is only eight, 20 children died from it in the week. Diarrhoea does not show any increase, but three children are returned as having died from summer cholera. Eight infants died from syphilitic disease ; and besides three deaths from delirium tremens, four were re ferred to intemperance. Three infants were mur dered. A man died from morphia taken medicinally. The widow of a butler died at 38, Dorset-street, Marylebone, at the age of 10 1 years , as " attested by the family ' Bible." A shoemaker, aged 54 years, Was choked by food. Last week the births of 963 boys and 884 girls, 1 ., 13 . all 1,647 children, were registered in Lon don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851- 6 0 the average number was 1,594. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean h eight of the barometer in the week was 29 8 22 in. ~he barometrical readings rose from 29 . 70 in. on Sunday, to 29.91 in. on Tuesday. The thermometer l a n the s h a d e f e ll t o 46.5 d eg . on S u nday, and rose ') 6 6 . 8 deg. on Wednesday, being respectively the lowest and highest readings in the week. The ! l imn temperature of the air was 53.3 deg., which , 48 3'7 deg. b e l ow th e average o f th e same week in ' l3 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily t em p era t ure was b e l ow th e aver age throughout the week. The extreme range of the thermometer was 20.3 deg. The mean daily range was 13.6. deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 6•4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air Was 83, complete saturation being represented by 100. The wind blew generally from the north and tiorth-east. The rain-fall was 0•34 in., most of 'which was measured on Sunday and Tuesay. The t hermometer in the sun rose to 110 deg. on Wed nesday. The mean temperature of the wate r o f th e T hames was 61.3 deg. Thunder was heard fre ,suently during the morning and afternoon of Wed a'esday. STRANGE CASE OF DESERTION IN HIGH LIFE. '--- ;3 1 ? 4 Monday morning, about 2 o'clock, police-constable St. 8 , While on duty near the gate of 37, Grove-end-road, John's -wood, was attracted by hearing faint cries re frabling that of a very young infant, and discovered a fill() lule child lying in the roadside, carefully wrapped in c lothes of a fine texture and crying lustily. He at once Z rn o ° ° e d the deserted little creature to St. Marylebone one ^uouse, where it is doing well It appears to nee about rat e rnth old, was wrapped in a white bedgown,ato of th. ° ° ,l , and a blue shawl, and, judging from the fineness do n. o texture and workmanship of the clothing, but little exists that its mother must he in a position a SBARE MARKET.- (THIS DAY). OIMM. AllY MARES AND STOCKS. l'aid. 1 Clo sing 1 Business Share Railways. Prtc' e. Done 50 Belfast, and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 885 stock Birk., La., and Ch June 100 81 83 25 ' Blyth and Tyue all 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 6 7 stock Bristol au d Exeter IV 9 9 7 7 5 f 9 89 074 stock Caledonian all 10 Carmarthen t Cardigan all— -50 Cork and Bandon — 20 Cork, ;Brock., &Passage all 4 20 Cornwall ..* gets o p c ..... e ra i n 10 Do A A 10 Do B I all hasbeeni toB 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 41 43 until all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab..lunc all 84 8. stock East Anglian. stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 38 40 stock Do do B do 100 27 29 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds 133 stock East Suffolk llOO stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 82 84 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 264 273 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 107 109 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all 125 127 stock Great Northern lOO 108 110 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. lc W. of Ireland 100 103 105 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 62 12 Irish South-eastern all , stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 112 112 4 111 : t stock London and Blackwall 100 50 62 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 118 120 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 944 944 9 4 stock Lond. & Sth. Western lOO 94 05 91 5 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 104 11 stock Man. Shet. & Lincoln lOO 434 444 434 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 125 Do do 5 shares all 10 Metropolitan 74 4 3 d Stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new ;took Do Pirming. & Derby 100 95 9 50 1101. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all 15 Mid Kent. 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 8 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Roe all dock Norfolk ... 100 54 66 itock North 8riti5 h..... . ... 100 624 633 62 4 'took Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk:stoi,:k 100 lock D ., 4 3tk ; A rece no d. until 6pch as beenpd.B 100 ;tock Do B stock 100 took Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1034 104 104 435 45 25 Do , d.N.E. purchase 16 134 p4l took Do Leeds ...... took Do York ...... • • took North London 10 Do new 5 9.16.4 North Staffordshire 174 41 45 i 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 94 103 took Not. & Grantham Rail_ 100 79 83 82 15 10 Feebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 all took Scottish Central tock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 31 '23 took Do Scot. Slid. stock 1100 85 87 took Shropshire Union lOO 46 48 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all lock South Devon .... 25 S.-Durham & Lar c.tln 223 tock South Eastern 100 80 803 80 794 lock South Wales .... —. lOO 62 64 lock S. York. and River Dun 100 03 05 95 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 393 404 25 Do do ll 94 103 p 25 Do New (1860) 3 55 6 p lock Taff Vale tock Do Pref. No 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 -- 50 Ulster . '" 25 Do 10 Do ............ 2 p ock kale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim. ' all 115 114 114 one Waterford & Kilkennyl o o 50 Waterford & Limerick , all 20 West Cornwall all 54 6 20 West London.. all 10 Do lbt class all 20 Do 2d class . .. all ock WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail .! 100 ock West Midland—Oxford, 100 46 48 474 ock Do. Newport, 100 41 43 ock Do. Hereford 100 86 88 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock ',took stock stock stock 9.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. f p aid Closing Business Price. Done. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 203 134 20 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10/ Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5( Ms. & Exet.4 p.ct-stock I Do. do. do. Shares iCaledon £10 , 4,} per cent !Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E. 4 Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c ,Do. do. Class C 7 p.c IE. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No. I Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Unlon,4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. In:din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c., Great Northern, 5 p. ct. ro.sp,c.iledra., 10D CAM Do. 4i p. c. ao. do. , Do. 5J).e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 1 Pt. N h. of Scotld. Ist pf. 6 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) I 1 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Tierks and ITants) Ext. 5 p. ct 12 o. Redeemable, 4-1 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares ! Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan..;L Carl. 44 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lem& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. glut. 6 p. c. Do. do. st. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cenf'. Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock 'Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ! I De, 4p.c.S.(div.deftil '65) Do. per cent. Pre Lon. C;:at. and Dover Do.W. A. /TON% no div f Ex.A til 6r cispd on Do. II B. & &cm ex. Go. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct I ,on. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 44 per cent. i Do.(Prtsrp. perpl anus. all 1 100 10 - stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 100 100 100 100 100 121 12i stock stock of 1. 6 d .. •• • • Londondy. & Cole. sh Londony. & Ennis. sh Iran. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent 7,Taryport d: Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p e. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i • c. pref. stock Do. 44 " r cent Do. Le. c. Hit. pref. st Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. 0. Pref. do 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. tin. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.Rall. & Dek.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p c. redeemable,. Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. s. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. !North Staffordshire ;Rhymaney Guaranteed. 'Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 3? p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4} per cent. South Eastern (Iteadinf, 1100 102 1211 124 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 1.0.6 20 21 5i 6 N 101 108 112 105 108 108 110 106 108 122 124 80 82 109 111 90 92 75 77 113 115 110 112 im 10+ 106 108 97 99 98 100 89 91 90 92 IC2 104 95 10 17 18 195 10f 74 76 20 21 10 10 15 15 113 115 113 115 137 140 113 115 1101 103 1150 155 128 131 171 74 85 67 all all 13i 14 1 124 126 * 4F i 68 70 it IP 100 100 100 all all Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent. Do. Fixed 45p.c. Ist is.l South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. o gu a ;Stock ez Dar. A. 5 p. Do. B 6 ner cent I Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c W. Mid Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. D O. P p e o rp . e t t ii i p B . 6 c. 9 ,pifsltBi6s6l Share) Railways. 100 Etk I 100 100 100 17& 20 stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock Atlsintic & t=t Lawreueel Bum BarodaAr.Cent lud Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Luxe Huron Do. New Do. Preferonce Buffalo,l3raut,lzGodrieb 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1871 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn. Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town ,t Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarautd. 6 p. c Demerara Paid. Closing Price. 64 66 96, 100 all all all all 100 stock stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.. G t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. Do. New gua. 5 p. e... 1 G t. South.of India(Lim)l guaranteed 5 per s cent: Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ....... . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunewick Canda Ry.ctLand(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde ..........1 ,14..3 Do. Pun,jaub .... 4g Do. Do. ........ .3 C. ? Do. Indus. St. Flo. g c ,g4, Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN [ Algerian I Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.. Bah. &S. Fran.. Li m. 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva, Namur & ege IDo. 6 p. c. P Li ref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Pern ) gua. 7 p. ct. lim Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse . Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. o S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 4i 5 d 6 7 75 SO 65 70 65 70 4i 5i 11 1i d I pr 1 4 d 1001 101 15Outhern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct , West Flanders Do. 5 p. c. Preference N.W. of France • • Western of Austria 1 est.= of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand 97 99 986 99 986 99 191 20 65 68 54 58 34 36 44 47 31 36 34 36 98 po fclid 91 96 101 11 91 94 95 93 90 82 85 87 95 06 $7 89 5 7 5 7 99} 1001 lid — d 93 95 ,AIL WAYS. 5i 5/ —1) 2 Ild I 1 11 12 n 2 4 1 3 2i 22 23 7} 71 18.8. all all all all all luoinees done KOSSUTH. 8} Si 194 204 884 394 8 9 36 E 7 53 65 5 4id 13 14 5/ 8 1 If lid' 22 23 ds ' 6 6} 1. 91 20 21 , T E SIUN4 LONDON, „ViTEDNESDA.Y, EVENING,- JUNE: 12, 1861. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Thts Day), COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices of Appeal.) THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA V. DAY AND This is an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, directing the defendants to deliver up to be cancelled no less than 17 tons of engraved bank notes, pur porting to be notes of the State of Hungary, and also re .straining them by perpetual injunction from farther manu facturing such notes of this pattern. The Lord Chancellor, with concurrence of Lord Justice Knight Bruce, was of opinion that in the absence of all political considerations the civil right of the plaintiff was undoubted and undeniable, and therefore the decision of the Vice-Chancellor ought to be affirmed, with this variation, that the defendant had the right which all Hungarians had to use the armorial bearings of the kingdom of Hungary. His Lordship, with this variation, affirmed the decree of the Vice-Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs. Lord Justice Knight Bruce suggested that the plaintiff's waver of costs up to the hearing should appear on the minutes. ASCOT RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) £lOO PLATE. Fourteen ran. ROYAL HUNT CUP. Mr. R. Palmer, for the plaintiff, proposed to wave costs of the appeal, if the defendants would wave the costs of paper, ink, and pulp on which the notes were printed, and deliver them up to be destroyed by a judge's order at chambers. Mr. Bacon, Q.C., declined, and it was arranged that the ink would be obliterated from the lithographic stones, and the notes delivered up to be annulled by order of the judge at chambers, and that the cause would come before the Lords Justices on Monday week on minutes. The adjourned debate on the amendment on the second reading of this bill, viz., that the bill be read a second time that day six months, was resumed. Mr. DILLWYN thought the bill a very good one, and therefore he should give his yob in favour of the second reading. He could not see the force of the different arguments that had been urged against the bill. He had a great objection to the cross-examination of witnesses on points of belief in courts of justice; for himself he wished belief was a matter of certainty. He wished he could believe that he could 'obtain absolution from a frail mortal like him self. Belief he looked upon not as a matter of will but of possibility, and he was far from thinking that this bill would interfere with the administration of justice. On the contrary, he was of opinion that it would tend to the reduction of unnecessary oaths, and thereby religion would be advanced and justice furthered. It had been said that Government should have brought in the bill, but, because they had not done so, ho did not think that the house was called upon to reject this measure. (Hear, hear.) In this bill nothing new was asked for. India was now a part of the dominions of the Crown, and the law in that part of the world allowed all this bill proposed to do in this country. Why should England be behind India in respect to oaths and affirmations. In giving evidence a person did so as a duty to society, and he thought society ought to get that evidence in the best way it could. Refer ring to the great mystery that surrounded the mysterious murder at Road, if a person came forward and said he could give most important evidence that would tend to elucidate that mystery, if he were cross-questioned as to his religious belief before giving that evidence, and he was neither Separatist, Quaker, or Moravian, his evidence would be inadmissable, because he could not conscientiously take the oath. In India they allowed barbarous and ignorant persons to give evidence without taking an oath, and the jury took the evidence for what it was worth, and he was, as he had said before, at a loss why the same privilege should be denied in England. He voted for the bill because ho believed that the interests of justice would not be impeded, or the interests of true religion interfered with. Lord R. MONTAGUE objected to the bill, as it was framed solely for the purpose of relieving those who looked upon the taking of an oath as an empty ceremony. He did not think the parties interested in the passing of this bill would rest content, supposing Parliament sanctioned it ; but that the house next year would be called upon to give its assent to a bill abolishing *Es altogether. Mr. BAINES said he had hoped before he came into the house that some other mode of dealing with the question than that of rejecting it altogether would have been sug gested. He approved of the bill he held in his hand. The hon. gentleman was quoting some passages from it when he was informed it was not the one then under con sideration. Sir G. C. LEWIS said he should give his vote agains the second reading of the bill. It could not be said tha the law at present was based upon any narrow religious prejudices. The Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists were relieved from the talch.LE; of an oath, becauae they vh;c,ted to do so from religious scruples. The law also admitted the evidence of pagans, heathens, Hindoos, and Chinese to be taken, when it was given after the witness had stated that he considered the declaration he was called upon to make was binding upon him to speak the truth. The bill appeared to him to be intended to meet the case of a defect in religious belief. When a person of known opinions entered a witness-bo . x he did not object to give evidence, but his evidence was objected to. The measure seemed to him to be based on an erroneous view of the case for which a remedy was required, and he for one could not consent to throw upon the judges of the land a duty impossible for them to discharge. The bill seemed to him altogether to miss its mark, and therefore he could not give it his support. Mr. ROEBUCK said the question was both a difficult and important one. He thought the bill a good one, and therefore he should give it his support. He should like to have the question whether an oath was any protection against speaking the truth fairly argued. Many a trust worthy man had been put aside because he conscientiously refused to take an oath; and one who took the oath, without the least intention of adhering to it, was allowed to give his evidence. That some remedy to the present system was required was evident. For instance, a man who was said to be an unbeliever could be robbed with im• punity. Knock him down, rob, murder him ; 'no, not murder him, because you then put it out of his power to give evidence, but treat him in the most brutal manner, and he had no remedy in a court of law. Because, if the man happened to have no corroborative evidence, counsel for the prisoner had only to ask him whether he was a be liever or not before he gave his evidence, in order to get rid of his testimony altogether. (Hear, hear.) A con scientious man refused to take an oath because ke objected to it religiously, but a rogue who took it, looking upon it as a mere matter of form and nothing else, was al lowed that which was denied an honest man. It was because he objected to such a state of things that he should give the bill his support. Mr. WALTER objected to the bill because it destroyed the difference between man and beast, and because it siruck at the root of truth. Mr. DENMAN could not support the bill because it would be of no avail in the case of the shuffler and liar. Mr. M. SMITH opposed the bill, because if it received the assent of the house it would remove one of the safe guards against perjury. Mr: HEATIICoTh objected to the bill, as it would not remedy the evil complained of, but would lead to greater difficulty, and open the door to all sorts of evasions. Mr. LOCKE rose, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] The Knave Alerte Buccaneer Pretendaut • Baron Munohausen Thirty-three ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. THE AFFIRMATION BILL. Sir J. TRELAWNY presented six petitions in favour •: bill. GALWAY CONTRACT. Colonel FRENCH presented a petition against the with drawal of the Galwap contract. Mr. M'MAHON presented similar petitions from Ennis corthy and other places in Ireland. SWITZERLAND. Mr. KINGLAKE gave notice that on going into com mittee of supply he should ask her Majesty's Government what progress had been made in the announcement made in her Majesty's speech in the arrangements in securing neutrality and independence of the Swiss confederation, also whether the continued occupation by French troops of ter ritory declared to be part of Switzerland is sanctioned by the guaranteeing powers, and he should also take the opportunity of calling the attention of the house to the dangers threatening the independence of Switzerland. HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER JACKALL. Mr. CAIRD said on an early day he should ask whether it was true that a fisherman had been killed, and another seriously injured in Argyleshire, in consequence of shots fired from her Majesty's steamer Jackall, while at sea, and also who was responsible for such a proceeding. 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Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1051 1051 1055 1 4051 1051 105, f DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO - stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO - stock East and West India stock London - • 100 51 53 stock St. Katharine. lOO 60 62 stock Southampton lOO - stock 'Victoria 20 I Dco New . -............A. . 2 id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint . • all 13 14 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) - 2 24 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 44 1 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8, 7 p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 11 13 324 Canada Land all 110 113 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all - - st. Co p.Min.ofEng.&Siultg all - - 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent. - - st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 106 108 20 E.lndis Irrign. & Canal 1 id 4 d at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New .... . l5 - - 5 English & Ans. Copper, all 31 31 16 Gen. Steam Navigate ni 14 - - 1 Great Ship Limited).., all 1 4 1 1 1 1 Do. 174 pet P re f erence all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 - - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 3 14 20 Madras Irr. and C ana l 1 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 24 34 25 National Die. Co. (Lim.) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 1 01e Netherlands ei Land sostiaat Li . at . sd a a sl l ol l - 5 - - 10 10 1 1 slan (Lim.) all i 1 1 4 1 New Shares (Lim.). 158. pr i 1 Do. . 1005 Oriental . Nl r :°l3B i . e S•r n All t .u a cNs l Pt° G rrvae l alf s aS- (Limi t e d ) . all st. Oriental Steam all 70 72 50 Pen. & 30 11 13 50 Do. New In Tel.g.4/p.c all 17 18 17 20 Red Sea& roil all 164 174 10 O pe ri e n i t it l. L l: ci lte :N a i m in ( ( L L i i m. m) ) 100 8 i - i. 5 -. i 50 RhymneY I 15 Do. Nov .. e.a all 44 54 60 47 49 100 Royal Mail Sim st. Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) 100 127 130 Land all 33 34 25 South Austra lian __ all i I 1 Submarine Tel. ql - 1 . 1 , all i 1 all 5 7 10 1 Do. do. r, Agency or 10 , Trust and l e t is. 1 i Austrlasia (lim) „ r Can. 5 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of UP •„,.., , 1 id IV k 5 U. K',dom Tel. Co. V.*: ogi . 0 , PO au Diemou'a 1464% i l y ! Do. egistered THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Juno 11.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, buti rather cloudy. SUNDERLAND, June 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed— Balgowrie, for Callao ; Edward Walter, for New York. PORTSMOUTH, June 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Nautilus, for Plymouth. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Bardsey, from Caernarvon ; Henderson, from Cardiff. Sailed—Wonder, steamer, for Guernsey; La Poule, for Cherbourg. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning, Arrived, June 11—Petrel, from Guernsey ; Peru, from Melbourne; Bekar, from Guernsey; Shields, from Nevis ; Triton, steamer, from Boulogne; Malmo, from Alex andria , Arrived, June 12—Countess of Leicester, Marys, and Wave, from Guernsey. _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Grace and Jane, from Barbadoes for London. AnChored—Aleroe, from London, for Shanghae. THE PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille prem., and the short exchange on London is 25.32 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOad. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 5-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4276 per mark, and the short exchange on London i 5113.61 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price Is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1051 to 106' per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is against England. But, after making allowance for loss of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves little, if any, profit on sending gold to the United States. Miss Coutts entertained his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale, and a distinguished party at dinner last aTenizig, at her residence w Stratton-street• 131 133 115 121 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. EBBON V. NEVILLE.-THE SPINNING-HOUSE CASE. The Lord Chief Justice this morning gave judgment in this case. His lordship was of opinion that the rule should be made absolute to enter the verdict for the defendant, as he thought the Vice •Chancellor of the University had the power of ordering suspected persons to be taken into cus tody. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE ESENBERO AND MYERS. These (bankrupts were described as of Skinner-street, Snow-hill, boot and shoe manufacturers, and to-day was appointed for their last examination. The balance-sheet shows debts, £3,252; liabilities, £1,836; property given up, £600; but there are no assets in hand. Mr. Lawrance, for tho bankrupt, said that Mr. Pennell, the official assignee, was of opinion that the accounts, although perhaps not entirely satisfactory, were the best which could be rendered. He (Mr. Lawranee) believed the assignees would not oppose the bankrupts passing, all questions reserved for the certificate. A clerk 'from the office of Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, on the part of the assignees, said that although the ac counts were unsatisfactory they did not oppose the bank rupts passing. Mr. J. B. Sorrell, Mark-lane, who , appeared for several creditors, concurred, and the bankrupts passed. CEN2RAL CRIMINAL COURT--(This Day.) NEW COURT. (Before Baron Bramwell,) THE COMMERCIAL BANK FRAVDS. John Durden and James Holcroft Were indicted for stealing on the 18th of October the sum of £lB5, on the 19th of October £l5O, and on the 29th of October £B6 11s. 5d., the moneys of Mark Hunter and others, of the Commercial Bank of London. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Giffard, Mr. Poland, and Mr. Giffard, jun., appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Besley defended Durden ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Orridge appeared for Holcroft. Mr. Giffard, in opening the case for the prosecution, entered at great length into circumstances which led to the apprehension of the prisoners, which have at various times appeared at length in The Sun during the examination of the prisoners at Bow-street Police-court. lie said, from what he had heard since he had entered the court, that he was induced to believe that other parties not yet in custody were mixed up in the enormous frauds that had been com mitted on the bank, and his belief was further strengthened by the fact that Lowden seemed very anxious to screen llolcroft, whose various speculations were still unknown to the parties prosecuting the prisoners. It is fully expected, as there are other indictments against the prisoners, that the trial will not conclude to-day. In the Old Court Mr. Justice Crompton was engaged in hearing the evidence in the case of Seth Seymour, a farmer, who surrendered to an indictment charging him with send ing the carcases of seven di-eased sheep to the London market in a state quite unfit for human food. The case had not concluded when our report left. JP Oil al? s.IvT.L L.Z 2%0211V CZ7.-1 2Y1,4.5 .) MARLBOROUGH. STREET. A BATCH OF FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.—CAUTION TO LADlES.—Margaret Sullivan, Mary Mooney, and Bridget Callaghan, all well-dressed females from the east end of the town, were charged before Mr. Mansfield with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies while looking in shop windows in Oxford-street. Mr. Edward Davis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prisoners. - Gordon, 336 A, proved seeing the prisoners trying the pockets of several ladies while looking in the windows of a silk mercer's in Oxford-street, Callaghan having a black bag on her arm, which she cleverly managed to place 'in front of the lady she was operating on, so as to screen her hand. Sullivan, it appeared, was not taking a very active part, but ac ti ng as watcher, and keeping a look out. Welsh, the gaoler of the court, said that about this time twelvemonth, while on his way home from the Court, he saw Callaghan and Sullivan in Regent-street, ' picking pockets. They were taken into custody and both convicted. Mr. Lewis having addressed the magistrate en the pri soners' behalf, Mr. Mansfield said he had no doubt they intended to pick pockets, and committed them for three months each. ASSAULT ON A LETTER CARRIER. Johanna DliftlOW was charged with assaulting Mat. Ford, 20, Munster-st., a district letter carrier, while on duty delivering his letters. It appears that Ford was going his round, and at the corner of a street in Rupert-street the woman pushed up against him. He told her to "keep up," thinking sho had been drinking, when she dealt him a severe blow in the forehead, saying that he was only a - twopenny post man." He pushed her on one side to get rid of her, when she seized his hair and knocked all the letters out of his hand. He then gave her in Charge. A witness named Davering said he saw the assault, and the letters lying about. Prisoner said the postman said something about "Bet in a garret," that being part of a song, she believed. She had once before been at the court, but that was in " mistake." The letter-carrier said that he never said a word about " Bet in a garret." Mr. Mansfield fined the woman 10s., or 14 days. THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. DISAPPOINTED AT NOT SEEING BLoNDIN.—JuIia Keating, aged 23 years, and the wife of an anchorsmitb., dwelling at No. 28, Tomlin's -terrace, Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting self-destruction in the Regent's Canal. A constable named Wildman, in the employ of the canal company, stated that the prisoner was taken out of the water at Limehouse on Monday night, soon after 11 o'clock, and she then appeared to be almost lifeless. The usual means were used to resuscitate her, which proved success ful. She appeared to have been drinking to excess. Thomas Moore, a bargeman, in the employ of Mr. Eltham, stated that he heard a splash in the water close to the barge in which he was employed on Monday night, and immediately hastened on deck, took up a "hitcher" (a long pole with a hook at one end), and after moving it about in the dark for a short time, saw what appeared a woman's bonnet and ribbons above the water. He then got the "hitcher" under her 'clothes, kept her afloat, and hallooed as loud as he could for help. Assist ance was soon given, and he hauled her on shore with as much care as he was able, and saved her. She was in the water some time, and among the b a rges, and he wa s sur prised she was not drowned. Mr.tte W oolrych—You h Y r, and The prisoner, in defence, said that she made the a tt emp t upon her life in the height of passion. l t r that woman ou owes have her behaved life to your prompt ness . very well i n th e ma The husband of the prisoner here advanced towards the witness-box, and said his wife was rather annoyed with him on Monday because he went to the Palace without her. Mr. Woolrych—What Palace do you mean ? The Husband—The Crystal Palace. T went there on Monday with a few mates to see Blondin on the tight rope. She wanted to go there herself. Mr. Woolrych—To see Blondin ? The Prisoner—Yes, sir ; I wanted to see Blondin at the Crystal Palace, and my husband would not take me. Mr. Woolrych—Well, upon my word, this is a very sad thing. The wickedness of the act you have committed is only equalled by its folly. Under the influence of a disap pointment like this:you:try to sacrifice your own life. I will send you to the House of Detention for a week, where you will receive good advice from the Chaplain, and hope you will come out impressed with the sinfulness and folly of the act you have committed. The husband—Will you let me take her home now if you please. Mr. Woolrych reluctantly discharged the prisoner, and delivered her to the care of her husband. Re did hope that she would see the error of her way s. At the suggestion of Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, the magistrate ordered that Moore should receive 20s. from the poor-box fund, and said to him he had, done a very kind aud kulano act, RENEWAL OF THE. STRIKE. (From the Times) We can no longer describe the pernicious agita tion of the Trades' Unions as " the disputes in the building trade." On Saturday last the fiat went forth from the delegates of the Masons' Committee, and all the members of that most numerous and hitherto flourishing handicraft are now on strike. It may be taken as a general rule that strikes are very foolish indeed, but the utter fatuity of this step and the virulence and bitterness of feeling which the Union shows in carrying it out almost pass belief. The public will, of course, remember that the old dispute of 1859 was recommenced this year in favour of the nine hours' movement, and the strike began on that question with four great firms—viz., Messrs. Kelk's, Messrs. Lucas's Sir Morton Peto's, and Mr. Smith's. In reap to this attempt at coercion, the firms in question resolved to put an end to the dispute at once and for ever by adopting a system of payment by the hour at an increased scale of wages, giving the men a gratuitous half-holiday on Saturday, and allowing everyone to work as long or as little as he pleased, paying him accordingly. In spite of all the efforts of the Unions, who saw in the pro posal the downfall of their influence over the work• men, the terms offered were too advantageous and too liberal to be long unaccepted. Accordingly three firms soon got back their full complement of hands under the new arrangement—partly Non- Union men and very many belonging to the Unions, who threw up their allegiance to the delegates when they saw clearly it was at variance with their best interests. Within the last few weeks the system has become so popular among the men that three firms had all their works in full operation. Messrs. Kelk were enabled to go on with the works at the Horti cultural Gardens, and Messrs.Kelk and Lewis to get upwards of 800 additional men on the building for next year's Exhibition. Within the last month the men at Messrs. Trollope's applied to have the hour system extended to them also, which was accordingly done, and other great employers, seeing how admirably the plan worked, gradually adopted it. At the close of last week nearly all the chief firms in London, including Messrs. J. and C. Rigby, Messrs. Gammon, Messrs. Holland and Hannen, Mansfield and Sons, Mr. Fricke, Messrs. Ashby and Horner, Mr. I'Anson, Mr. Bird, Mr. Brass, Mr. Axford, Mr. Hayward, and others of less note, were all paying under this system. Some few trades grumbled, while others rejoiced at the change. The plasterers struck against it with the plumbers; the carpenters decided to remain neutral; the brick layers, in effect, did the same. The masons, there fore, almost the most numerous and important body of operatives in the metropolis, were selected by the Unions to fight the question, and, on the masters refusing to dissent from the new system, every mason in London was ordered to strike work on Saturday last, and on strike therefore they all are now. It is usual in these strikes for only the metropolitan labourers to turn out. Thus, if Messrs. Lucas or Kelk had a contract in London, and another at Reading or Windsor, only those on the former work would strike, those in the latter contributing to their support. But in this instance the masons have turned out both in the town and country works together. This seems rash enough, but the stupidity of their next step would be almost ludicrous if it was not likely to be attended with such privation to the men themselves. They have not only struck against those who have adopted the hour system, but against every one who has not. Messrs. Cubitt, Myres, Lawrence, Lee, Wilson, &c., never interfered in the dispute, never adopted the hour payment, and, for all the delegates know to the contrary, these contractors might have even been in favour of the men's claims, unfair as they are. Yet, from all these the men have struck as well as from the others. It is, in fact, an indiscriminate turn out of the whole trade. Even in the case ofsmall builders, only employing one or two masons, the men have been ordered away by the Unions, and of course have left. The most absurd part of the whole thing, however, is yet to be told. The four firms who originated this hour system have, as we have said, obtained in the meantime their full complement of contented hands, who, of course, refuse to strike, having thrown off their connexion with the Trades' Unions altogether. Thus the very contractors against whom the blow is levelled are in full work, while those who lately adopted the hour system, or who never adopted it at all, are left entirely with out masons. The time, too, which the masons have chosen is as ill judged as every other part of their proceedings. Two months ago, when the hour system was new, and regarded as an innovation, other trades might and probably would have joined them in the turn out. Now that it has had a fair trial the men like it, and the most important classes of the masons' brother operatives either support the scheme, or, at least, have withdrawn their hostility to it. The plasterers, es we have said, were on strike, but th e n i g ht before last, we are Informed, a meeting of the trade was called at which it was decided by a largo majority to accept the hour system, and they have returned to work. The result of the unfortunate decision of the masons will simply be to compel all the masters to unite in making a final stand against the dictation of the Trades' Unions. They have no choice now if they wish to continue their business with any chance of profit. The fate of all the masters de pends much on the individual conduct pursued by each firm for the next few days. If one firm of im portance gives way, the others might be coerced into doing the same, and the Unions would carry the day. In such a case three months would not elapse without another strike for the nine hours' movement, and next year another for the eight— the real object, it is well known, at which like Unions are aiming. If, on the contrary, the mas ters are true to themselves, a very few weeks will suffice to set the question at rest for ever. If, with public opinion and a large mass of the operatives on their side, they succumb to a clique of agitators, they must expect no more sympathy, when, as during the strike of 1859, they tell of losses incurred by them to the amount of some £300,000 sterling. The large number of non-society men and men who have quitted the Trades' Unions now in the metropolis are about forming a "Non-Union Society" among themselves. This society will recognize the hour payment system as the basis of all agreements between master and workman. It is also to estabiish houses of call, where Non-Union men may hear of employment, and, above all, to protect them from the intimidation and tyranny of the Union pickets. The latter office is, at first, likely to be no sinecure. Another of Messrs. Lucas's men has this week been severely beaten and kicked in the open day, yet all his assailants managed to get clear off. For an assault on one of Mr. Kelk's men one of the aggres sors was less fortunate; he was seen and recognized, and a warrant has been issued for his apprehension. THE GREAT EASTERN. Instructions were received yesterday mornin g by the Admiralty agent in Liverpool to have th e Great Eastern surveyed, and if found suitable to engage her for the conveyance of troops to Canada. This has been done and the " Great Ship" has been taken up for the conveyance of 2,500 men, 100 officers, and 122 horses for Quebec. These will in clude the 4th Field Battery of the Royal Artillery, consisting of 7 officers, 220 men, 20 women, 25 children, and 110 horses; the 30th Regiment of Foot, consisting of 39 officers, 868 men, 80 women, 120 children, and 6 horses ; the 4th battalion of the 60th Rifles, consisting of 39 officers, 868 men, 80 women, 120 children, and 6 horses. In addition tp whom there are to be also 4 officers, 102 men, 9 women, and 19 children belonging to the 16th, 17th, and 100th Foot, and the Canadian Rifles. All of these are to b e accommodated i n s t an di ng b erths, which are being fitted up by Mr. John Laird, Bir kenhead, the Admiralty supplying the bedding. The troops are to be victualled by the Great Ship Company, and they are to be embarked in Liver pool, the ship, it is understood, being to return to that port. It is expectd that she will be ready for sea in about ten days. A considerable sensa tion was created in Liverpool yesterday morning by a report to the effect that the Great Eastern had taken the ground in swinging round with the tide. This proved correct, but, there being no wind at the time, she just " tailed" the bank, and, as the tide was making, she almost immediately floated off again without having sustained any damage. Besides the Great Eastern the Golden Fleece has also been taken up to convey the 47th Regiment ef Foot to Quebec. Th e reg i men t cons i sts o f 39 offi cers, 868 men, and the u sua l num b er o f wo men k a m children, and horses. Th e y are t o e mbark at Dublin, for which city th e G o ld en Fleece from Liverpool to-mor row (Thursday). ill sail AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF A MILITARY OFFICER IN LIMERICK.—LIMERICK, Monday Morning...—. The sudden death, at the New Barracks, in this city, on yesterday morning, of apoplexy, of Captain and Adjutant was from out and bed John Henry Grant, 17th Depot Battalion, has cast a sad soldier belonging to the Depot gloom in military circles, as he was an officer highly on Th sa c t d u e r c d e a a y s , ed an o d ffic a e r r ose esteemed and deservedly respected, not only by his brothers in rank, but by every Batta lioninpiendwechtigochohde yesterday morning as usual. While dressing h art e h d. com plained of a pain in his head, immediately after Le fell on the floor and died, as above stated, of Wi dth he doctors were called at once, but the vital apoplexy. The The sudden death of Captain Grant is the spark had fled. occurred in Limerick, in respectable tenth which has late mayor, in seven months. The circles, including the Grant will be interred, with full remains of Captain Coutetery, liin a , id,„,d, military hououre, at the FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. WHITEHALL, JUNE 10. The Queen has been pleased to present the Charles C arw ith en , 8 . A ., t o the Vicarage of with Shirford a nd Ch u l s t on , i u th e county o f D evon an d diocese of Exet er , vo id b y th e d eat h o f t h e R ev. H enr y Taylor. S I t o k v nta h n The Queen has' also been pleased to present the Rev. William Theophilus Grear to the Vicarage of Heming brough, in the county and diocese of York, void by the death of the Rev. John lon. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander Ronald Grant, M.A., to the Rectory of Hitcham, in the county of Suffolk and diocese of Ely, void by the death of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow. FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 1: The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Stuart, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Vote, to be her Majesty's ConV in Albania. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 11. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Ensign Edward Hoare Reeves, from the 62d Foot, to be Cornet, vice Gifford, promoted. 6th Dr agoons —Lieutenant William Joseph Power, from the Louth Rifles Militia, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Revell, promoted. Bth Light Dr agoons —Samuel Henry Pemberton Whittuck, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Rawlins, pro -18 t r e h n o tLightedtb Dragoons_y purchase, i o c r e n Cornet Phillips, Thomaspromoted. Ful le r to be Lieu- Royal Artilly—Surgeon Thomas Llewellyn Nash, M.D., from the 21st Foot, to be Surgeon, I,;ce Surgeon-Major William Henry Mackintosh, M.D., who exchanges. Royal Engincers—Captain James Robert Mann, frem the Seconded List, to be placed on the effective list of the Corps as a supernumerary Captai n - Lieutenant James Octavius Playfair has been permitted to resign his Com mission. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Robert Augustus Dalzell to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur chase, vice Henry David Erskine, who retires ; E ns i gn William Robert Maurice Wynne, from the 41st Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purehase, vice D a l zell. 4th Regiment of Foot--Edward Ranulph De Barry B ar _ nett, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brown, pro meted. Bth Foot—Charles Tayleur, Gent., to be Ensign, by pm,. chase, vice Cook, promoted. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Masterman Thompson to be Captain, without purchase, vice William Burden, who retires upon full pay; Ensign Hillier Givins to be Lieu tenant, vice Thompson; Seconl Lieutenant Edward Burnett Robinson, from the Hants Artillery Militia, to, be Ensign, by purchase, vice Givins. 11th Foot—Frederick Nathaniel Callwell, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Halliday, promoted. 12th Foot—William Browne Ferris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Murphy, promoted. 13th Foot—Arthur Parry Rogers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke, promoted. 15th Foot—Ensign Charles Clifton Tabor, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Alfred Wintle, who retires. 16th Foot—Calvert Dunb a r Steer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Alexander Woodward, wk o retires. ' 19th Foot—George Oakes, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Affleck, promoted. 21st Foot—Surgeon -Major William Henry Mackintosh, M.D., from the Royal Artillery, to be Surgeon-Major, vice Surgeon Thomas Llewellyn Nash, M.D., who ex changes. 23d Foot —Ensign William Phineas Bury, from the 15th Foot, to be Ensign in succession to Lieutenant Charles James Wrench, deceased. 24th Foot--Captain Josiah Robert Rolls, from the 94th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major John Bulkeley Thelwall, C. 8., who exchanges. 25 th Foot—Lieutenant Charles H. Layard to be Captain, without purchase, vice Charles D. Pogson, deceased ; Ensign James Long Watson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Layard. 29th Foot—Ensign Henry Wasey Kindersley to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Lancelot Amelius Shadwell, who retires; William Sydney Hilton Jolliffe, tient., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kindersley. 34th Foot--Lieutenant Julius Dyson Laurie to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice David Steuart, who retires ; En sign James L. N. Willis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Laurie ; Louis Wyatt, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Willis. 35th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon William Henry Hill to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Edward Thiselton, ap pointed to the Staff. 39th Foot Drought Blakely Tarleton, Gent., to be En sign, by :pur c h ase , v i ce Edward John Armytage, who retires. G9th Foot—The commission as Adjutant of Lieutenant Romain Fleming Stirke has been antedated to the 24th December, 1858 ; the commission as Lieutenant of the late Lieutenant Henry Charles St. George has been ante dated to the 24th December, 1858. 78th Foot—William Thorp, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice John Ingle, who retires. 89th Foot—Ensign James Shaw Hay to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Stephen Wm. Sewell, deceased. 93d Foot--Ensign Dunlop Hay to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice George John Malcolm Taylor, deceased. 94th Foot—Captain and Brevet Major John Bulkeley Thelwall, C. 8., from the 24th Foot, to be Captain, vice Josiah Robert Rolls, whotxchanges. STAFF.—Major Dominic Jacotin Gamble, Unattached, As sistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe and Dover, to be Deputy Quartermaster -General to the Troops serv ing in New Zealand, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, vice Lieutenati-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Sillery, half pay, Depot Battalion, who resigns that appointment. The Honourable Artillery Company of London—The Christian names of Ensign Fairlie are Robert Francis, not Francis only, as stated in the Gazette of the 7th ult. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. TO BE STAFF ASSISTANT -SURGEONS. Assistant-Surgeon 'William Stewart, M.D., from the 47th Foot, vice James Speedy. der....a• assistant-Surgeon Edward Thiselton, from the 35th Foot, vice Hill, appointed to the 35th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Peter Frederick Newland, from the sth Foot, vice John Wales, appointed to the 2dWest India Regiment. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Ramsay, from the 20th Foot, vice William Langston, resigned. Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Allan, M,D., from the 17th Foot, vice J. B. Hamilton, M. 8., appointed to the 3d West India Regiment. BRET Captain and Brevet-M a j or W VE i illam Wilberforce Harris Greathed, C. 8., Bengal Engineers, to be Lieutenant- Colonel in the Army. Second Captain Benjamin Bathurst, half-pay, Royal Artillery, to be Major in the Army. Captain Robert William Brooke, 60th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Captain the Hon. Robert Baillie-Hamilton, 44th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Captain Richard Llewellyn Williams, Ist Foot, be Major in the Army. Captain Francis Richard Charles Grant, sth Light Dragoons, to be Major in the Army. Captain William Burden, retired full pay, 9th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major. Paymaster Frederick T. Patterson, GOth Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal Warrant of the 27th January, 1860. Paymaster Frederick Francis Fereday, 68th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal Warrant of 27th January, 1860. The undermentioned officers having completed the quali fying service for the rank of Colonel under the Bth and 10th clauses of the Royal Warrant of the 14th October, 1858, to be Colonels i n th e A rmy :—Lieutenant-Colonel William MacMahon, C. 8., 44th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Francis Maude, C.B. ' 3d Foot. The promotions of Brevet-Major Charles William nister, of the Bo m b ay C avalry, and Captain AlexanderEttn _ George Tod, of th e M a d ras C ava l ry , t o th e ran k of Lieu tenant-Colonel and Major respectively, as announced in the Gazette of the 17th May, 1861, h ave been cancelled, those officers having retired from the service on half-pay. - - MEMORANDUM. The undermentioned officers upon half-pay have been permitted to retire from the service, by the sale of their commissions, under the conditions of the Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of the 15th February, 1861 : BeMaujort aor end Breve t - Liautenant-Colonel H enry, Duke of , half-pay Unattached. Sccond Captain Benjamin Bathurst, half-pay Royal Ar tillery. _ ADMIRALTY, JUNE 10. The following promotions, dated the 4th instant, conse quent upon the death of Vice-Admiral of the White the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.8., on the 3d instant, have taken place :-.. Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K.C.8., to be Vice -Admiral of the White. Rear-Admirals Octavius Vernon Harcourt, and The Right H on . Henry John Chetwynd f Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, C. 8., on the Reserved List, to be Vice-Admirals on the same List. Rear-Admiral of the Red James Scott, C. 8., to be Vice. Admiral of the Blue. Real-Admiral of the White Right Honourable the Lord Edward Russell, C.8.,t0 be Rear-Admi ra l o f the Rear-Admiral o f the ue Horatio Thomas Austin, 4 .;•P to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captains Patrick John Blake, and William Warren, C. 8., to be Rear-Ad m i ra l s on the Reserved List. o f the Captain James John Stopford to be Rear-Admit Blue. BANKRUPTS. at the Court of June 20, at eleven, and July 18, at Peter Powell, ironmonger, one,Tonbrids'ef Bankruptcy. frame maker, London-wall, Joseph Plataner, picture July 24, at half-past one, at ent, to surrender, the Court of Bankruptcy__ Birmingham, June 14, and July James Wood, build e r, . City, June 26, at three, at the Birminghamand District Court. cabinet maker,. Swindon, Wilts, June 26 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. at eleven, licensed victualler, Waterbeer-street, Edwin Groot, a 21 and July 17, at twelve, at the Exeter Exeter, Jun t. District Cour th builder, Chesterfield, George Ilea ' Wrexham, Denbighshire, June 24 at at the ele L v i and jo CharleshJohn uljy o n Co ll ier e23,s dr draper, per, Aug. 3, at t® at the Leeds District Court. Janen d J 2 ul 7 y , a l n o d , a ; til e l e y v 6, Allen Wood, clot he ' manufacturer Lindley Huddersfield, e v n e , rp a o t ol t D he istrict Court. ' Leeds District Court. Joseph Gomersall and Jose ph carpet manufac- Berry, turers, Hecktaondwike, Yor kshire, Jul y , 1 and July 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. William James Hearn, dra per, Dover, Jute 21, at eleven, and July 22, at half- a t the Court of Bank past eleven, ruptcy. ro ad M artin St. L eger, licensed victualler, Bagnigge Wells• , June 21, at twelve, and July 22, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Fleming, pawnbroker, Glasgow: Dunfermline. Alexander 111'Laren, grocer, James Fairweather, merchant ! Dundee. Thomas Watwork Smith, chemist, Kirkcaldy. Thomas Rutherford, carrier, Paisley. . James Cruielasink, wine merchant, Forte s, , Elgin. George Key, merchant, Edinburgh. THE ROBBERY FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY.--' Leopold Baldocci, the Italian modeller, was yesterday re: examined at the Bow -street Police-office on a charge of s t ea ling pictures, cameos, and other works of art from the Royal Academy, Trafalgar -square. The pliseaer Piel4 gsilth and was committed tor Wal• ow